In a paper published in Current Biology(link is external),  Dr. Z Yan Wang, an incoming assistant professor of biology and of psychology, and her colleagues report on new insights into the...Read more

The University of Washington Honors Program has named Biology Associate Teaching Professor Jon Herron the winner of the 2022 Honors Excellence in Teaching Award.

From the UW Honors Program: ...Read more

Jim Truman, professor emeritus of biology, is among four University of Washington faculty members elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2022(link is external). Dr. Truman’s research has focused on the...Read more

Biology Professor Adam Leaché was recently awarded the University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award for 2022. This year’s Awards of Excellence recipients are being recognized for achievements in teaching,...Read more

Professor Emeritus Estella Leopold was awarded the 2021-2022 Distinguished Career Award by The American Quaternary Association (AMQUA)(link is external). AMQUA’s Distinguished Career Award(link is external) recognizes a senior scientist...Read more

Congratulations to the various 2022 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP(link is external)) awardees and honorable mentions from the Department of Biology! The NSF GRFP recognizes and...Read more

UW Biology Professor Emeritus John Wingfield will be receiving the 2022 Loye and Alden Miller Research Award(link is external) from the American Ornithological Society. The AOS Miller Award recognizes lifetime achievement...Read more

UW Biology Professor Carl Bergstrom was featured in a recent Science Magazine article(link is external) for his efforts in studying - and fighting - misinformation.

When Carl Bergstrom worked on...Read more

UW Biology Professor Billie Swalla has been awarded the Service Award from The Pan American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology(link is external). This prestigious award celebrates a PASEDB colleague who...Read more

UW Biology Affiliate Professor Sue Moore was interviewed in a CNN article(link is external) on the death of gray whales along the Pacific Coast.

Since 2019, an international group of...Read more