The Department of Biology studies life at all levels from molecules to the biosphere to understand the evolution, structure, maintenance and dynamics of biological systems. Our teaching and research provide the integrative and conceptual foundations of the life sciences.

Seminars

Tue, Dec 01, 2009
Speaker: Jérémie Brusini
Evolution of the interaction between the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, and its hypovirus, Cryphonectria Hypovirus
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Speaker: Carolina Murcia Director, Organization of Tropical Studies
Opportunities in Costa Rica with the Organization for Tropical Studies
Tue, Dec 08, 2009
Speaker: Marty Yanofsky, UCSD, Biological Sciences (Cell & Developmental Biology)
Wed, Dec 09, 2009
Speaker: Juli G. Pausas
The role of fire in the Mediterranean Basin: from plant traits to community assembly
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News and Events

Congratulations to Phi Beta Kappa honors
We proudly congratulate our 22 undergraduates who have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa this year. Phi Beta Kappa (ΦBK) is the nation's oldest and most widely known academic honor society. The society identifies “the ideal Phi Beta Kappan” as one who “has demonstrated intellectual integrity, tolerance for other views, and a broad range of academic interests.” Each year, only about one college senior in a hundred, nationwide, is invited to join Phi Beta Kappa.

Danielle S. Applebaum, Samantha T. Arzillo, David J. Chodos, Natasha Renee Deming, Megan L. Donahue, Lisette M. Fred, David M. Gubernick, Kathryn P. Helmick, Carol James, Eubee Koo, Evan M. Loewy, Nicholas S. Lysak, Sebastien G. Millette, Binoy Hitesh Mistry, Eric S. Monaco, Derek Paul Nieber, John Pang, Joseph E. Papin IV, Whitney H. Stern, Carolyn E. Sumner, Bhavana S. Vangara, and Christopher J. Whiting. [more...]

Biology postdoc and two faculty members' article published in top journal
Drs. Ricardo Holdo, Ben Bolker, Bob Holt and associates' paper, "A Disease-Mediated Trophic Cascade in the Serengeti and its Implications for Ecosystem C" was published in a recent issue of PLoS Biology and in Nature Research Highlights. This paper was also discussed by the Faculty of 1000 Biology. PLoS Biol 7(9): e1000210. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000210 [more...]

Biology graduate student's article published in PNAS
Biology graduate student, Fabiany Herrera and collaborators' paper, "Late Paleocene fossils from the Cerrejo´ n Formation, Colombia, are the earliest record of Neotropical rainforest," was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [more...]

FLMNH receives gift of 2 million butterflies and moths
Dr. William and Nadine McGuire of Wayzata, Minn., donated this collection valued at more than $41 million. This brings UF's butterfly and moth collection to more than 9 million specimens making it one of the world's largest. [more...]

Biology faculty member's work in Science article
Dr. Brian Silliman’s work is described in today’s issue of Science, along with a quote from him in the article, "On the Origin of Ecological Structure." [more...]