The Department of Biology is the general biology teaching and research department at the University of Vermont. The department has a long record of excellence, now over a century old, in life science, with present emphasis in neuroscience, cell biology, ecology, and evolution. The faculty includes 14 Professors and 8 Research Professors and Lecturers, several Postdoctoral Fellows, and 31 Graduate Students. More than 400 Undergraduates pursue our majors in Biology (BA), Biological Science (BS), Zoology (BA and BS), and Environmental Science (BS).
All faculty in the Department of Biology are active researchers with international reputations. Faculty are well funded by grants from the NIH, NSF, and many other agencies. Therefore, our graduate students are mentored by world-class scientists with dynamic research groups. Undergraduates enjoy the most up-to-date courses and carefully designed majors, and are also strongly encouraged to participate in research projects under the close supervision of faculty (more than 50 students each year work with faculty on cutting-edge scientific research). Our faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates publish dozens of papers a year in the top international scientific journals.
Department of Biology faculty interact freely in both teaching and research activities. This is common because biology today is cross disciplinary. However, the faculty fall into two general research clusters: Neuroscience and muscle biology (and general cell biology) and Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. To learn more about faculty, click the "Faculty Members" link to the left. Prospective graduate students can learn about the research groups at "Graduate Programs" link to the left.
To learn more about our undergraduate majors, graduate program, department faculty, graduate students, and staff, and courses, click on the links provided to the left. For other information, look through the links on the right.
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