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Time for a coffee/tea break: FACUL-TEA Times - check out the fall schedule. This is a great opportunity to meet your professors in a social setting. Ask them questions: what's your research about? What courses do you teach?

With data collection sheets in hand, Jamie Hefley (’23 biological pre-medical illustration) scuba dove into blue-green Caribbean waters off the island of Roatán.

Iowa State Alumni Sam Albee (’21 Animal Ecology and Biology), and Ethan Rose (’20, Biology and Animal Ecology) have been awarded the NSF GRFP (National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship) which recognizes and supports outstanding grad

Jackson Stigers (’22 biology, psychology) had a clear plan for his professional goals in high school. He wanted to become a dentist, which would require earning an undergraduate degree and preparing a competitive application to dental school.

AMES, Iowa – The ability to generate a patient’s blood cells in order to treat blood diseases has eluded scientists for years, but a recently awarded federal grant could help Iowa State University scientists take critical steps toward turning that

Kate Henderson (biology, 1997) honored with Citation of Merit Award from Iowa State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Students who are looking for additional advanced biology credits in their program of study should consider taking Dr. Tom Jurik's BIOL 495 seminar this coming Fall.  

Sophomores in Biology can enroll in a new learning community experience for the Fall 2021 semester: The Sky is the Limit.  This unique opportunity will enable students to connect with like-minded peers, network with facu

Our experiential learning coordinator, Norah Warchola (warchola@iastate.edu), has created a new course to help Biology students work on their professional development.  Offered for the first time in Fall 2021, BIOL 395X "Professional Developm

This Fall, Biology and Genetics major can enroll in an Undergraduate Biology Seminar (BIOL 495) in genome evolution. 

Course Scheduled: Fall 2021 on Thursdays from 10:00 am to 11:30 am

Similarly to last year, ecology (BIOL 312) will not be offered this summer.  Instead, we will be offering a course called “Special Topics in Ecology” (BIOL 495 section T2) that will serve as a substitute for this class f

Every Fall and Spring semester, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Council recognizes graduating seniors who have gone above and beyond while attending Iowa State. 

After serving as the Biology Program Director for 15 years, Dr. Jim Colbert (EEOB) is stepping down and passing the torch to Dr. Don Sakaguchi (GDCB). 

Students returning to campus for the Fall 2020 semester will get to enjoy some newly-renovated spaces in Bessey Hall.  

The Biology Program is offering a new advanced biology course for students to take as part of their program of study this Fall 2020:

The Biology Program is offering a new advanced biology course for students to take as part of their program of study this Fall 2020:

The Biology Program is offering a special, online only substitute for ecology (BIOL 312) for students who were planning to take the course Summer 2020.  This course - BIOL 495 section T1 (Special Topics in Ecology) -  will be taught

Attention current students!  Are you interested in learning why genomes vary so much in size (from less than 50 to over 100,000 megabases)?  What lurks in genomes besides genes?  How do these different genomic components evolve?