Tilghman recognized for her outstanding service as an academic advisor
The IU College of Arts and Sciences has named Libby Tilghman as 2023 College Advisor of the Year.
2023 News
Hardy named IU Provost Professor
Honor recognizes Rich Hardy for local, national, and international distinction in both teaching and research/creative activity.
Newton recognized for motivating and encouraging women in technology
IU Center of Excellence for Women & Technology honors Newton with its Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award.
Keeping it exclusive? Beneficial alleles spread despite strong partner fidelity
Farrah Bashey-Visser and colleagues determined that rather than following divergent evolutionary paths reflecting host specialization, a generalist species can share evolutionary innovations via genetic exchange.
Teaching accolades bestowed upon instructors
Six faculty members in our department have been awarded for their instructional skills and dedication to their students.
Curt Lively elected to prestigious honorary society
Distinguished Professor Curt Lively's election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences showcases his remarkable achievements.
Wang honored with Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
IU has recognized Xindan Wang as a promising tenure-track faculty member by presenting her with its 2023 Outstanding Junior Faculty Award.
Viruses steal dormancy genes from bacteria in the human gut
Daniel Schwartz and Jay Lennon describe in a recent article in the journal mBio how phages in the human gut acquire sporulation genes from bacteria they may use to hijack their hosts.
John Patton receives the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Research Award
Patton will be recognized for and will discuss his work to create new, inexpensive rotavirus vaccines on May 3, 2023.
Students recognized for their research by National Science Foundation
NSF awarded prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship to four IU Biology students; two other students in department received honorable mention.
Researcher’s passion for plants and science earns him service award
Indiana Academy of Science presented Indiana flora expert Paul Rothrock with its Distinguished Service Award in recognition of Rothrock's career-long contributions to IAS leadership and service projects.
IU-led research team seeks solutions for agriculture and medicine by studying extracellular RNA's role in shaping microbiomes
Distinguished Professor Roger Innes will lead the seven-institution research collaboration granted $6 million from the National Science Foundation.
Biology senior uses supercomputer to analyze insect DNA
Undergrad Camille Pushman's research to identify regions of the genome that code for body size and development time in mountain pine beetles could lead to better control of the pest.
MIRA allows biologist to pursue new avenues in his research on sensory mechanisms
W. Dan Tracey has been funded nearly $2 million through a 5-year Maximizing Investigators' Research Award for Established Investigators to broaden his research on nociception.
Newton elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Newton's election to the American Academy of Microbiology is based on her record of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology.
Two IU Biology faculty members named 2022 AAAS fellows
Leonie Moyle and Irene Newton have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor recognizing their outstanding contributions to the progress of science and research.
Remembering alumnus C. David Allis
It is with sadness the Department of Biology reports the death of esteemed alumnus and epigenetics pioneer C. David Allis.
Study reveals average age at conception for men versus women over past 250,000 years
IU evolutionary biologists are first to uncover the average age over the past 250,000 years that men versus women become parents—and also find the age gap between the sexes is shrinking.
IU knowledge base for fruit fly research selected as one of the inaugural members of the Global Core Biodata Resources
FlyBase has been recognized as an elite, open-access, international biological knowledge base by induction into the Global Biodata Coalition's first collection of Global Core Biodata Resources.
Insect cuisine lab offers students food for thought
Armin Moczek surprised students in his entomology class with a buffet of edible insects while also revealing facts about insects they unknowingly eat every day.
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