Read the latest news and updates from the Biology department.
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The Fall 2017 Biology Seminar Series continues with Dr. Bree Putman’s talk, "From predation to anthropophobia: the consequences of fear in animal populations."
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The Fall 2017 Biology Seminar Series continues with Dr. Carly Kenkel’s talk, "Coral Ecological Genomics: A Tale of Two Reefs."
![Image for Dr. Michael Habib - Real flying monsters: estimati](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/blog-posts/imported/michael_habib_-_10-31-2017.jpg?h=82b03c72)
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The Fall 2017 Biology Seminar Series continues with Dr. Michael Habib’s talk, "Real flying monsters: estimating the flight performance of giant pterosaurs."
![Image for Felipe Zapata - Towards understanding the evolutio](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/blog-posts/imported/felipe_zapata_-_10-17-2017.jpg?h=dad722af)
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The Fall 2017 Biology Seminar Series continues with Felipe Zapata’s talk, "Towards understanding the evolution of plant diversity: Insights from Integrative Systematics."
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The Fall 2017 Biology Seminar Series continues with Jason Mungia’s talk, "Retargeting human antibodies to fight multi-drug resistant Gram negative infections."
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The Fall 2017 Biology Seminar Series continues with Dr. Paula Welander’s talk, "Ancient Fats in Modern Bacteria."
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The Fall 2017 Biology Seminar Series commences with Ashley Robart's talk, "Reproduction and migration: how the social environment influences life history events."
![Oxy Biology department members with "Real Scientist" signs](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/blog-posts/imported/img_1821_20170421113542_436460.jpg?h=a7e6d17b)
The Occidental College Biology Department had a poster making event for the March for Science in Sycamore Glen on April 18th, 2017.
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The Spring 2017 Biology Seminar Series continues with Katelyn Gostic’s talk, "Rational risk assessment of emerging influenza viruses with pandemic potential."