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The Department of Biology recognizes our undergraduate and graduate students who have received academic awards in 2024

Mridushi Daga, MS in Biology ’20, has conducted research on everything from plant biology to Covid-19 to autoimmunity in an effort to understand and help the world around her

With an eye toward inclusion, she helped create three new student programs for the Office of Sustainability

Professor Michael Levin’s research into how cells work collectively has already led to artificial living organisms. Could it also help us fight cancer or regrow limbs?

A study suggests that the persistence of young chimps playing with their mothers, even in times of food scarcity, is crucial for their development

Biologist Luke Powell, A03, shares how findings from ecological research, integrated with African cocoa farming, can protect the planet's most biodiverse habitat

The multicellular bots move around and help heal ‘wounds’ created in cultured neurons

Fruit flies, which have much of the same genetic material as humans, help Professor of Biology Mitch McVey and colleagues find answers

Experiment with birds connects changes in body surface temperature with heart rate to offer a new, non-invasive technique