The Department of Biology at UNCG is committed to providing excellent and comprehensive instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and the Department’s excellence in education is complemented by highly active research programs in environmental and behavioral ecology, evolution, population biology, and cell and developmental biology. Visitors and prospective students are welcome to stop by the Biology Department office (312 Eberhart Building; (336) 334-5391) to arrange a tour of our teaching and research facilities.
News & Events |
Spring 2012 Commencement Date Announced
The Biology Department Spring 2012 Commencement will be on Thursday, May 3rd at 10:30 AM in Aycock Auditorium, on the UNCG campus. Students that have applied to graduate this May will be notified closer to the date of commencement. Please feel free to contact the Biology Department via email for further information or any questions: bio@uncg.edu.
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UNCG Biology Undergraduate, Tristan Munchel's, review of Seminar featured in The Carolinian
Tristan Munchel wrote a review of last week's, January 25th, 2012, seminar from Dr. James Costa for the UNCG student newspaper, The Carolinian. Dr. Costa is from the biology department at Western Carolina University and his talk was titled -- Darwinian revelation: A primer to Charles Darwin's one long argument. |
Employment Opportunity for Graduate Students
Robeson Community College in Lumberton, NC has an opening for a 9-month faculty position (biology instructor) for the upcoming academic year. Interested candidates for the position should complete an RCC Application for Employment and submit a Professional Resume along with a photocopy of their academic transcripts. The application deadline is February 15th, 2012. |
Phi Beta Kappa Public Lecture by Dr. John Straub
Please join the UNCG chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for a public lecture by Dr. John Straub, Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Boston University and Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar for 2011-12, for "A Lively Tour of the Periodic Table" -- Thursday, February 16, 7:30 PM, Room 101 Sullivan Science Building (Auditorium), UNCG. This lecture explores the diverse properties of the chemical elements through the use of historical accounts and demonstrations of chemical reactions. |
UNCG Biology Spring Enviromental Symposium
Please join the UNCG Biology for its annual Enviromental Symposium on Friday, March 30th from 1 - 5 PM in the Sullivan Science Building auditorium, room 101. Please see the event page on the Biology Department facebook for more information: Spring 2012 Environmental Symposium: 'Emerging Issues in Environmental Health'; the event is free and open to the public. |
Research Experience for Undergraduates Program in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Sciences
The National Science Foundation funded REU program will take place at the Duke Marine Lab located on Pivers Island in coastal Carteret County of North Carolina. Eight students will participate in a 10-week semi-independent research program with faculty mentors in the following general areas: sensory physiology, ecology, and behavior, environmental toxicology, molecular biology and genetics, coastal and estuarine processes. Each student will work with a faculty mentor, develop a research project, present progress and final oral reports and prepare a final written paper. Students will receive housing and meals at the Duke Marine Lab in addition to a stipend and travel allowance. The application deadline is February 15, 2012. For additional information please email Dr. Richard Foward. |
The Department of Biology is pleased to announce our new PhD program in Environmental Health Science. Applications are now being accepted for Fall 2011. For further information, please contact Dr. Matina Kalcounis-Rüppell, Director of Graduate Programs in Biology (matina_kalcounis@uncg.edu).
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