Welcome to Biology at SSU!
The Department of Biology offers a dynamic learning environment, exciting research and training opportunities and intensive mentoring of students at all levels. Our faculty are not only dedicated educators but also active scholars who engage in primary research to address diverse topics in the biological sciences.
The overall mission of our undergraduate and graduate programs is to educate the next generation of scholars, professionals and citizens so that they are prepared to meet the biological, environmental and technological challenges of the future.
Areas of educational and research activities include ecology, conservation and evolutionary biology, genetics, molecular and cell biology, and physiology.
Please feel free to contact any of the department faculty or staff if you have questions about our programs, or email [email protected].
Watch Dr. Brent Hughes on the PBS program "Nature"
The Department of Biology is proud to highlight the second film in a year, featuring the research of Dr. Brent Hughes, and this time he has a starring role! It will air nationwide on Wednesday, June 4th, but it is also available on YouTube below.
Congratulations (again), Dr. Hughes!