Department of Biology

A changing climate presents challenges for ecosystems, industry, and society. Researchers in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington are addressing those challenges and helping find solutions from the forests of Mt. Rainier to the waters of Puget Sound.

Cabernard will join the UW Department of Biology next year as an assistant professor.

Researchers study how animals move, navigate, and use their senses during flight at a new center funded by the Air Force.

Playwrights and scientists pair up to explore what it means to be human in light of current developments in science and technology.

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.