Check out the Department of Biology's Winter 2026 Newsletter!

Biology student Tyler Draayer came to campus from Lawton, Iowa, expecting great academics. He discovered so much more.

John Manak, a Professor in the Department of Biology, received a grant to study Intellectual Disability, a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant limitations in learning, memory, and problem-solving as well as social interaction and communication.

Due to the weather forecasted for Friday, January 23, the 12th Raymond Fong Memorial Lecture with keynote speaker Dakota McCoy, will be held virtually.

The Department of Biology's Spring 2026 Seminar Schedule is now available.

Cathy Yea Won Sung, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, received a three-year, $739,338 grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

Bin Z. HE, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, has been awarded the James Van Allen Natural Sciences Fellowship for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Six graduate students in the Department of Biology received fellowships from the University of Iowa Graduate College for the Spring 2026 semester.

Bin Z. HE, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, received a three-year, $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Kara Juhl, a Biology undergraduate student, shares about her recent experience studying abroad in Santiago, Chile, at the CIEE 78th Annual Study Abroad Conference held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.