Past Announcements

The Biology Department invites seniors to celebrate their graduation with a luncheon at Franklin Dining Commons on Saturday, May 12 at 12:30PM. We hope that all graduating seniors and their families will join the Biology Department faculty and staff for a buffet lunch prior to the CNS commencement seminar later that day.

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Click here for the application for the 2012-2013 Junior Fellows Program

Biology Professor Pat Wadsworth and her Bioimaging students will discuss their students' thesis projects from 4:00-5:30 on April 26. The presentation is in the Bernie Dallas Room (in Goodell). Reception to follow. Click here for details.

Ellen Ketterson, Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of Indiana, will deliver the 6th Annual Sinauer Lecture on Friday, March 2. The talk will be held in Morrill II room 222 at 4:00, with a reception to follow. Click Here for more information on the talk.

On Monday, Feb. 27th at 5:30pm, the Science Cafe series will present a fun hour of discussion, music, games, and a talk by Professor Peg Riley. Dr. Riley will discuss her own work on the need for new drugs to combat germs and how to discover them.

The Science Cafe is at the Esselon Cafe, 99 Russell Street (Rt.9), Hadley. Light snacks and drinks will be available for purchase.

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The Biology Department is pleased to announce Biology 597AZ, Amazon Aquatic Ecology. This is a field course in the Brazilian Amazon, taught by Cristina Cox-Fernandes (cristina@bio.umass.edu). The Brazil trip will be in late May, and the course will meet a few times prior to that for preparatory lectures. See below for a more complete description of...