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In the Department of Biological Sciences, challenging science courses are just one part of a holistic approach to learning. Our curriculum integrates traditional study with individual mentorship in the lab and service learning and sustainable projects in the community, for a truly interdisciplinary experience.
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"Perhaps the most exciting part of our work is the immediacy of it all. Never before has there been a greater need to understand wetlands ecosystems, as it might soon be too late."
Kathryn Norman
MS '18
Biology Department Making Headlines
Seven GW Students and Alumni Receive Fulbright Grants for 2025-26, with Two More Named as Alternates
Radha Varadan, BS '24, Biology, among 7 GW grads to receive 2025–26 Fulbright grants
Student Dispatches from Abroad: England
Biology major Claudia Brelsford documents her life-changing experience while spending the spring semester at University College London.