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Important Facts and News

• There are several curriculum paths a student can take to complete a degree in Biology. These include:
  • Biology/Chemistry
  • Biology/Ecology
  • Biology/Microbiology
  • Biology/Vertebrate Zoology

• Students majoring in Biology qualify for Teacher Certification in Biology/Scondary Education.

• The Biology Department continues to work with other academic disciplines across the university to offer majors in the growing fields of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
• A biology degree continues to be the most popular major for students planning to apply to medical school.

• Senior biology major Michael Huynh traveled to Australia this past summer as part of the International Scholar Laureate Program Delegation of Medicine. Read more...
• Elisa M. Konieczko, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology, has been appointed to two national committees -- the education committee of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), and the public policy committee of the American Association of Anatomists, an organization that represents anatomists before Congress and federal agencies on key budget and regulatory issues, including National Institutes of Health funding and stem cell research.