Congratulations to four students from the Department of Biology who received the 2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award (EURA)! This award, sponsored by the UI Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) and the UI Office of the Vice President for Research, recognizes outstanding accomplishments in scholarly investigation, artistic creation, or performance by an undergraduate student. EURA recipients receive an OUR Fellowship for the upcoming summer or academic year, a travel scholarship, and campus-wide recognition. The four recipients from the Department of Biology are (click on the link of each student to learn more about them and their research):

Seren Castellano (Biology major)
Ana Laura Leyser (Biomedical Sciences major)
Grace Peil (Biology major)
Ellie Wojcikowski (Neuroscience major)