IU Biology is nationally recognized as an outstanding example of an integrated and unified department. We provide undergraduate and graduate students access to the full breadth of the exciting and dynamic fields within the biological sciences. Our students benefit from vibrant research programs and access to the latest technologies in research and teaching facilities.
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A small team of IU researchers (led by Technician Mark Sheehan [Phillips Lab]) took on a seemingly insurmountable task this summer: physically measuring the size and location of every tree in 62 acres of land deep within Lilly-Dickey Woods.
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The "Prepared for Change" initiative (led by Distinguished Professor of Biology Ellen Ketterson) is making news around the state.
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Limestone Post magazine explores research scientist Adam Fudickar's work on the Dark-eyed Junco: ". . . when you devote your career to the study of migration patterns of birds and other animals, as . . . Fudickar does, you see some trends emerge that are stunning, even troubling, but could turn out to be hopeful."
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Danielle Murry-Knowles has been selected as the recipient of the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences 2016-17 Advisor of the Year Award.
Read moreOur faculty, research scientists, and graduate and undergraduate students are exploring everything from ecosystems to microbiology and developmental biology; evolution to cell biology; molecular biology to systems biology, bioinformatics, and genomics. Together, we explore the breadth of biological questions and experimental systems.
Our faculty are world-class researchers and teachers who share an excitement for the life sciences. The diversity of expertise and scientific approach, combined with our exceptional collegial culture, is what makes IU Biology stand out and has made IU a premiere place for performing research.
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