Three University of Iowa undergraduates, Nathan Fassett, Ava Vaillant, and Christina Yu, have won the 2026 Iowa Neuroscience Institute Summer Scholar Awards. As INI Summer Scholars, the students receive a stipend of $5,000 and have the opportunity to attend a summer undergraduate seminar series and a variety of informal events.

Anna Gaw, a former Academic Advisor in the Department of Biology, received a promotion with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Academic Advising team.

Congratulations to these graduate students for successfully defending their theses during the Spring 2026 semester!

The Department of Biology held their Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Congratulations to all of these faculty, staff, and graduate students for their accomplishments!

The Department of Biology held their Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Congratulations to all of these undergraduate students for their accomplishments!

Over 25 Biology faculty and staff were identified by the graduating Class of 2026 for making a positive difference in their lives during their time at the University of Iowa.

Biology Professor John Manak was recently honored with a Friend of Systems Unlimited Award for his advocacy work on behalf of the disabilities community in the class he teaches, Good Genes Gone Bad.

Cathy Yea Won Sung and Anne Martin are advancing research in hearing loss and brain science with support from the National Institutes of Health and the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust.

Bin Z. HE, Associate Professor of Biology, and Hubert Kicinski, an iBio Graduate Student in the HE Lab, are offering a free coding workshop in Summer 2026 for Biology undergraduate students and other related majors.

Christina Yu, majoring in Neuroscience and a student in the Iowa Sciences Academy, received 2nd Place at the 2026 Quick Pitch Challenge!