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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.
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Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Hua, recipient of the Research and Creative Activity Award! From SSU's Noma News:
Congratulations to Hua Lab Members Omar Akhtar and Sabrina Piana Cervantes for their recent Summer achievements:
The Department of Biology is very proud to announce Hughes Lab Research Technician Rachael Karm was featured in the latest
The Department of Biology wishes all of our graduates a very hearty Congratulations and Best Wishes for the road ahead!
Biology students Emily Laymanleary, Justice Ebundo, Omoefe Odiase, and Shelby Giannamore presented their research posters at the first Community Research Symposium sponsored by the Infinite Learning & Resource Center (ILRC) May 9th, in Santa
Hua Lab undergraduates Jillian Gonzalez and Claudia Tellez, and graduate student Jason Romero, presented at the April 19, 2026 SOD Blitz sponsored by the Center of Environmental Inquiry at
A HUGE THANK YOU to our Biology Faculty and Biodiversity Outreach team for welcoming potential studen
Big thanks to SSU's Biodiversity Outreach members along with the staff and volunteers from the Center of Environmental Inquiry, for the
Coming to Sonoma State University on Saturday, April 11, 2026 is the prestigious West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference!
Dr. Lisa Patrick Bentley's Climate Change course (BIOL 351) will partner with SSU California Climate Change Corps fellows, Enchandra Johnson and Matthew Lana!