Department of Biology

UW Biology's Scott Freeman discusses how the traditional college instructional style -- think large halls with lots of students -- isn't the best method for teaching students.

New research from the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Laboratories shows that a more acidic ocean can weaken the protective shell of a delicate alga.

With a passion for equity, sophomore Joshua Dawson is advocating for — and empowering — underrepresented pre-med students.

Faculty members at University of Washington will share $2.25 million in research funds from the National Science Foundation to study and apply the principles of evolution "in real time."

Take a look behind the Friday Harbor Laboratories where students can study everything from orcas to algae on the rocky shores of San Juan Island.

A grant from the National Science Foundation to bring six Native American undergraduate students to their first scientific meeting

UW Biology Professor Peter Ward encounters one of the world's rarest animals, one he hasn't seen in over three decades. 

Prof. P. Dee Boersma is nominated for the 2016 Indianapolis Prize, the biggest award in the field.

UW Biology Professor Dee Boersma named a finalist in recognition of her work documenting the impacts of climate change on penguins.

A team of scientists has identified a new species of “pre-mammal” based on fossils unearthed in Zambia’s Luangwa Basin.

The commercial life sciences industry in the Seattle area isn't the only part of the sector that's booming.

Researchers have identified a fossil found in the San Juan Islands as a dinosaur bone dating back 80 million years.

How elephant dung and ivory tusk samples can help save the African elephant

Illegal wildlife trade has become the world’s fourth-largest international organized crime, according to a recent UW Biology study.

A new research project led by the University of Washington aims to uncover the aeronautical secrets of some of nature’s best designed flyers.