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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.
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.
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A big thank you to Biology Grad Students Wade Matern (Crocker Lab), Alyssa Stadie (Hua Lab) and Lauren Webster (Bentley Lab) who stepped up to represent the MS in Biology program at the G
Dr. Brent Hughes and his lab went all out for the North Coast KelpFest! The event was held in both Mendocino and Fort Bragg and included a parade, food, art, wine and science!
Grad Student Cameron Olson, Undergrad Abigail Doan, along with Drs. Nick Geist and Shannon Lee gave the SSU Community a taste of the very cool things happening in Biology!
Biology Lab Tech Kandis Gilmore spoke this week at the California Native Plant Society
Congratulations to Biology major Sarah Sanchez Hurtado who has been awarded the CSU STEM-NET Student Summer Research Program grant
Congratulations to Dr. Nathan Rank, who was visiting family in Michigan recently and came across a "ghost" in his mother's driveway - a dead Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee.
During the Fall 2025 Faculty Convocation, the Department of Biology's Dr. Richard Whitkus received the Faculty Service Award!
Congratulations Dr. Whitkus!
Field work for the Geist Lab is underway out in Alameda County (they've already found turtle nests this week 🐢🐢): Prof.
Congratulations to Biology Department Professor Brent Hughes for his participation in this important and timely documentary, produced by Wild Hope (housed at South Florida PBS) for the PBS series "Nature"! Dr.
The Biology Department is proud to recognize all our undergraduates and graduate students who are finishing their degree programs this Spring and Summer 2025! See our Facebook page for more great photos!