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Lynn Adler
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R. Craig Albertson
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Peter Alpert
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Courtney C. Babbitt
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Madelaine E. Bartlett
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Tobias Baskin
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Jeffrey Blanchard
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Steven D. Brewer
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Bruce Byers
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Ana L. Caicedo
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Elizabeth A. Connor
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Cristina Cox Fernandes
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Gerald B. Downes
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Michelle Facette
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Karine Fenelon
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Laura I. Francis
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Lillian Fritz-Laylin
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Alexander R. Gerson
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Priyanjali Ghosh
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Samuel P. Hazen
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Christiane I. Healey
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Peter W. Houlihan
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Duncan J. Irschick
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Elizabeth M. Jakob
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Jody Jellison
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Abigail Jensen
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Rolf O. Karlstrom
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Paul S. Katz
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Jeffrey Laney
Skye Long
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Kari D. Loomis
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Thomas J. Maresca
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Michele Markstein
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Rosa Moscarella
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Benjamin Normark
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Akiko Okusu
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Stephanie L. Padilla
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Sarah Pallas
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Randall W. Phillis
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Jeffrey Podos
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Adam Porter
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Margaret Riley
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Jessica M. Rocheleau
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Caleb M. Rounds
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Lawrence M. Schwartz
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Tristram G. Seidler
Rachid Skouta
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Andrew J. Spracklen
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Elena Vazey
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Patricia Wadsworth
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Elsbeth Walker
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Amanda Woerman
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Caralyn Zehnder
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R. Thomas Zoeller
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Announcements

Riley Lab Students Tied for 1st Place for the Innovation Competition Seed Pitch
Rejuvenation Station Fall 2019

Past announcements

Current News

Matthew Mitchel, Griffin O'Driscoll, Thomas White, and Margaret Riley Make it to the Finals in the Bill Clinton Hult Competition
Peg Riley Invited to Give a ""Fireside Chat" at the Precision Medicine Conference in Silicon Valley in January
Gerson and Colleagues Test Effect of Humidity on Bird Physiology
Biology student Bryanna Joyce conducted research with honeybees as a summer scholar!
Katz, Lyzinski to Explore Neuron-Level Mechanisms of How Brains Make Decisions
Thomas Zoeller Appointed Visiting Professor at Örebro University
Caicedo Featured in the Inside UMass Newsletter
Biology major Olivia Ringham receives the Rising Researcher Award.
Walker and Bartlett Quoted in News Story on CRISPR Babies
Healey is the First Recipient of the Mahoney Teaching Award
Bittman Receives $2.4 Million NIH Grant to Support Circadian Rhythm Research
Biol 487H Tropical Field Biology is back!
Congratulations to the 2018 Lee-SIP research fellowship recipients!
Researchers link fungicides, bumblebee decline
Podos elected President of the Animal Behavior Society
Fritz-Laylin Featured in Year in Cell Biology: 2017
Hazen Aims to Improve Pine Biomass Yield
Bartlett Investigates Plant Stem Cells' Role in Yielding More and Bigger Fruit
Biology Major Jennifer Olins Named Rising Researcher
Bezanilla appears in three iBiology videos

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  • About
    • Department at a Glance
    • Biology Dept. Bylaws
    • Announcements
    • Current News
    • Upcoming Events
    • Job Openings
    • How to Contact Us
    • How to Find Us
    • Directories
    • Administrative Services
    • Computer Services
    • Values and Expectations
  • Undergraduate
    • Advising
    • Major Requirements
    • Major Requirements Checklist (PDF)
    • Recommended Course Sequences
    • Courses Approved as Major Electives
    • Declaring a Biology Major
    • Integrative Experience
    • Minor Requirements
    • Departmental Honors
    • Study Abroad
    • Course Catalog
    • Learning Goals
    • Research Opportunities
    • Awards & Scholarships
    • Residential Programs
    • Undergrad Handbook (PDF)
  • Graduate
    • Graduate Programs
    • Graduate Students
  • Faculty
    • Current faculty
    • Adjunct/Research faculty
    • Emeriti
    • Faculty Faces
  • Research
    • Molecular and Cellular Faculty Research
    • Neuroscience and Behavior Faculty Research
    • Organismal and Evolutionary Faculty Research
    • Plant Biology Faculty Research
    • Life Sciences Seminars
    • Undergraduate Opportunities
  • Facilities
    • Biology Computer Resource Center
    • Central Microscopy
    • Genomics & Bioinformatics
    • Herbarium
    • Natural History Collections
    • Single Molecule/Live Cell Imaging Facility
    • Vibrating Probe Facility
    • Zebrafish Facilities
  • Alumni
    • Alumni Forum
    • Alumni Links
    • Newsletter
    • Gallery of Graduates
  • Make a Gift…
    • Donate to the Biology Department
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