Karly Cohen, Biology PhD alum and postdoctoral researcher at UW's Friday Harbor Labs, was lead author on a paper about spotted ratfish and the rows of teeth on top of their...Read more

Vivek Sridhar, UW Biology Assistant Professor, was recently featured in two media pieces on his research on lekking behavior. From a Darwinian viewpoint, life is about surviving long enough to...Read more

Christian Sidor, UW Biology professor and curator of vertebrate paleontology at the UW Burke Museum, was featured in a UW News article on research identifying the animals that...Read more

Horacio de la Iglesia, Biology professor, was recently a guest on an episode of the "Science Vs" podcast. On the episode, Horacio discusses his research on how the full moon affects...Read more

Clemens Cabernard, Biology Professor, received a National Institute of Health (NIH) R21 Grant of more than $300,000 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human...Read more

Sam Wasser, Biology Research Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Forensic Science (CEFS), was featured in an article in BBC on how scientists are leveraging...Read more

Biology Ph.D. graduate, Wesley Hull, received the 2025 Graduate School Medal Award. This award is given to recognize doctoral candidate “scholar-citizens,” whose academic expertise and social awareness are...Read more

Biology undergraduate student, Dave Young, was named the Dean's Medalist in Natural Sciences for 2025. The Dean’s Medal is awarded by the College of Arts & Sciences each spring to four...Read more

Biology professor Sharlene Santana was awarded an Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award from the UW Office of Undergraduate Research. This award honors mentors for "excellence in guiding undergraduates in their...Read more

Biology professor Adam Summers was awarded the 2025-2026 Rome Prize in Environmental Arts and Humanities from the American Academy in Rome. The Rome Prize is among the world’s most...Read more