In his new role, Wilkinson will oversee the college’s appointment, promotion and tenure (APT) process and the mentoring of tenured/tenure-track faculty members; the promotion process for professional-track faculty members in CMNS; and the review process for periodic faculty members in the college.

New global study of 57 mammal species finds human modifications to natural landscapes prevent normal movement. The study, which included researchers from Biology, was published in the January 26, 2018 issue of the journal Science.

Study led by Professor Eric Haag finds that a species of self-fertilizing worm lost one-fourth of its genome, including genes that make sperm competitive. The study was published in the journal Science on January 5, 2018.

Biological sciences major William O'Connor honored Principal Lecturer Reid Compton and biological sciences major Tiffany Wang honored Distinguished University Professor Catherine Carr.

Created by alumni to honor their educator and mentor, this is the first endowed professorship in biology.

Professor Elizabeth Quinlan is building on more than a decade of research in rodents to see if visual deprivation—spending extended periods of time in total darkness—can help restore normal vision in adults with lazy eye.

Biology faculty are involved in five of the funded projects.

New grant in virology and renewal of host-pathogen interactions grant adds to programs in comparative and evolutionary biology of hearing, and cell and molecular biology.

Co-principal investigators of the program include Associate Professor Daniel Butts and Professor Bill Fagan.

Biological sciences major Abigail DiVito received the award and will spend the summer as a research assistant in the laboratory of Associate Professor Carlos Machado.