Department of Biology

Dee Boersma is the first UW faculty member nominated for the Indianapolis Prize thanks to her lifetime work studying and advocating for penguins in South America.

UW Biology's Ben Wiggins details how implicit bias negatively impacts classroom setting and what faculty can do to change that.

UW Biology's Dee Boersma explains how a quick photo of cute penguin can make a big difference for conservation work.

Dr. Wasser, a faculty member in UW Biology, is also a finalist for a $500,000 grand prize thanks to his work in DNA tracking.

Samuel Wasser, director of the UW Center for Conservation Biology, speaks to Al Jazeera America on how to combat elephant poaching.

Pioneer, adventurist, and 'Renaissance man' Doug Walker remembered

Dee Boersma, professor in Biology has studied Magellanic penguins there for more than 30 years.

UW Biology Professor Janneke Hille Ris Lambers and student Leander Anderegg release new study.

Conservation dogs sniff out endangered species.

Gigantic blooms of algae can affect the weather and they account for 30 to 40 percent of all photosynthesis in the world’s oceans.

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.