The researchers in the Department of Biology tested the effects of dimethyl phthalate, a chemical used by some industries and found in consumer products such as insect repellent and plastics. The test subject was a freshwater snail native to New Zealand that has spread worldwide and is considered a bellwether for how other aquatic organisms may be affected by pollutants.

Kristýna Bubeníková, a Fulbright Scholar from Charles University in the Czech Republic, is conducting research at the University of Iowa’s Forbes Lab. Her work focuses on the evolutionary interactions between parasitoid wasps and their gall wasp hosts, using genetic and ecological analyses to uncover species diversity and host relationships. Through this experience, she has expanded her expertise, adapted to new research environments, and fostered international scientific collaboration.

UI Biology Professor Sarit Smolikove has been named an Associate Editor for GENETICS in the Genome Integrity Transmission section.

Biology Student Feedback Session on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 3:30pm in 101 BBE. This feedback session is for students to tell departmental leadership how we are doing and where we can improve.

Avery Hand, a Biology student (B.S. in Cell and Developmental Biology) earning her Critical Competence Certificate, has been selected to present at the 2025 Social Justice Symposium at IU Indianapolis.

Laura Evans, Department of Biology Alumna, Expands Cross-Cultural Impact in South Korea as Fulbright English Teaching Assistant.

Congratulations to all the undergraduate and graduate student researchers at the University of Iowa featured in the "Dare to Discover" banner campaign". The "Dare to Discover" campaign showcases students across the University of Iowa on banners throughout downtown Iowa City.

Daniel Summers, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology, received the William-Cannon Fellowship for Spring 2025.

Integrated Biology Graduate Students, Guerin Brown, Jerzy Twarowski, and Christian Weinrich, received Fellowships for the Spring 2025 semester.

Jie Li a PhD student in the Cell and Developmental Biology Program and a member of the Tootle Lab, received a Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowship for the Spring 2025 semester.