News & Events
Upcoming Events
Seminar Series
Join us on Friday afternoons to hear from local speakers and visiting scholars. Seminars are held at 3 p.m. in room 114 at the Smith Hall of Art unless otherwise specified.
April 17: Ward Wheeler from the American Museum of Natural History on Phylogenetic network optimality and search
April 24: Special Event-No Seminar "Honors Thesis Presentations" in Monroe Hall 353
May 1: Special Event-No Seminar "BGSC High School Science Fair" Time and location TBD
May 8: Tessa Montague from Columbia University on The neural basis of cuttlefish camouflage and social behavior In MPA B07
News from the Biology Department
Student Research Takes Center Stage at CCAS Showcase
More than 250 undergraduate and graduate students across disciplines displayed their scholarly work at the fourth-annual CCAS Research Showcase, including biology students Dewanga Mayarata, Lara Pramanik, and Nicole Rangoussis.
Marshes, Microbes and the Matrix of Life: Exploring Ecosystem Evolution
From the Chesapeake Bay to vents and volcanoes to D.C. parks, biology faculty detailed their field work on nature’s frontlines as part of a CCAS conversation series.
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