Information for members, friends, and alumni of the Biology Department at the University of North Ca
04/01/2022
Another successful ivy pull! This afternoon students learned the importance of regular burns in prairies. Then they removed Goldenrod, a species not native to the Piedmont Prairie, and replaced it with Little Blue Stem, a native grass! Thank you to all of the volunteers!
02/28/2022
Last week the NSF-funded Micro-CT scanner arrived! We're looking forward to seeing all of the great ways that this scanner is utilized.
03/04/2021
Gifts of any size help enrich the Biology Department's student research, study-abroad opportunities, and more.
Give at https://believeintheg.uncg.edu/giving-day/35022/department/37525
09/13/2020
Congratulations to Connor Harris and Ellis Torrance whose work on "CoreCruncher: fast and robust construction of core genomes in large prokaryotic datasets" was recently published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution. Nice job, Ellis and Connor!
CoreCruncher : fast and robust construction of core genomes in large prokaryotic datasets Abstract. The core genome represents the set of genes shared by all, or nearly all, strains of a given population or species of prokaryotes. Inferring the core
09/01/2020
07/21/2020
Spring 2020 Department Newsletter!
News from the Biology Department at UNCG biology.uncg.edu | Facebook | Twitter | [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) Dr. Malcolm Schug, Head of the Biology Department at UNCG A Message from the Department Head This spring, I am welcoming you with a picture of myself in my virtual world on Zoom, the meeting platform UNCG has adopted for onli...
07/14/2020
Congrats to Austin Gray! His latest publication has been highlighted here:
Research tidbit: New study reveals widespread and seasonally variable antibiotic concentrations in rural streams and drinking water wells In both human and veterinary medicine, antibiotics are used to combat infections, and the extent of antibiotic use is on the rise. Antibiotics consumed by humans and animals can end up in the envir…
Welcome to the UNCG Biology Department! The Department of Biology at UNCG is committed to providing excellent and comprehensive instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. We offer a full range of courses to students pursuing a degree in Biology or Medical Technology, as well as to non-biology majors interested in the biological sciences. Biology majors have many options available to them, including the option to pursue degree concentrations in Biotechnology, Environmental Biology, or Human Biology. Biology students are encouraged to gain research experience through independent study with a faculty member, and to develop strong communication skills with writing- and speaking- intensive lecture and laboratory courses. Graduates of the Biology program at UNCG find employment in a wide range of fields and are well prepared for further study in graduate school or in health related professions such as medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine.
The Department’s excellence in education is complemented by highly active research programs in environmental and behavioral ecology, evolution, population biology, and cell and developmental biology. Biology faculty members publish regularly in leading scientific journals and have earned national and international prominence with their research activities. Moreover, faculty in the Department have been very successful in obtaining external funding to support their research and have been awarded research grants from various agencies including the EPA, NIH, NSF, and USDA.
Visitors and prospective students are welcome to stop by the Biology Department office, 312 Eberhart Building; (336) 334-5391, to arrange a tour of our teaching and research facilities. Research faculty offices and labs are located in the Eberhart Building, while most classrooms, teaching laboratories, and teaching faculty offices are located in the Sullivan Science Building ent.
