Read the latest news and updates from the Biology department.
![Portrait of Dr. Francesca Mariani](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/f_mariani.jpeg?h=ff32a031)
The Spring 2020 Biology Seminar Series continues with Dr. Francesca Mariani's talk, "Heal thyself. From Stem Cells to Bone and Cartilage."
![Tardigrade against a blue background](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/tardigrade.png?h=9a29f54e)
The Spring 2020 Biology Seminar Series continues with Candice Crilly's talk, "Piecing together the puzzle of tardigrade desiccation tolerance using nuclear magnetic resonance and fluorescence microscopy."
![Dr. Kate Boersma in front of desert landscape](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/me_at_sevilleta_0.jpg)
The Spring 2020 Biology Seminar Series continues with Dr. Kate Boersma's talk, "Understanding community assembly in freshwater habitats."
![Troy Magney above trees with hard hat and equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/troy_magney_0.jpg)
The Spring 2020 Biology Seminar Series continues with Dr. Troy Magney's talk, "The plant kaleidoscope: Looking beyond leaf ‘greenness’ to study the biosphere from space."
![Dr. Caitlin Fong crouching on a beach](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/img_1896.jpeg?h=71976bb4)
The Spring 2020 Biology Seminar Series commences with Dr. Caitlin Fong's talk, "Anthropogenic impacts to coral reef communities."
![Spring 2020 seminar schedule](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/spring_2020_biology_seminars-1.jpg)
![Biology student award winners: Joshua Beisel, Camille Brzechffa, Sarah Ashey, Cheldon Ann Alcantara, Bryce Lewis-Smith, Hannah Hoefs](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/student_awards_announcement_2019-2020-1.jpg)
Please extend a hearty congratulations to this year's student award winners!
![Drosophila on plant](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/33639006226_15cfb0206e_b.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c)
The Fall 2019 Biology Seminar Series concludes with Catherine Brennan's talk, "Using Drosophila to study the immunity and biology of macrophages."
![Sarah Traiger diving in kelp forest](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/p7260446.jpg?h=19f14c2c)
The Fall 2019 Biology Seminar Series continues with Sarah Traiger's talk, "Kelp forests and climate change: how do kelp communities respond to and shape their environment?"
![Eleinis Ávila-Lovera with tree](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/img_1244.jpg)
The Fall 2019 Biology Seminar Series continues with Eleinis Ávila-Lovera's talk, "Comparative Functional Ecology of photosynthetic stems and leaves: Key takeaways from arid ecosystems."