Carleton Biology Department

01/19/2021

Congratulations to Mike Nishizaki, Assistant Professor of Biology, on his recently awarded NSF Grant!

Mike Nishizaki, Assistant Professor of Biology, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant for his project “Collaborative Research: RUI: Microscale interactions of foundation species with their fluid environment: biological…

01/11/2021

Daniel Hernández, Chair of Biology, and Kaitlin Libbey '19 recently published in Ecosystems! Read about their work in the Cowling Arboretum at the link below, and then check out their article!

Daniel Hernández, Chair of Biology, and Kaitlin Libbey ’19 recently published a paper in Ecosystems, titled “Depth Profile of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Accumulation over Two Decades in a Prairie…

01/04/2021

Happy first day of class!

The biology department wishes everyone a great start to winter term today. We miss seeing you around campus, but love seeing you on Zoom and are looking forward to welcoming many of you back to Northfield this weekend!

Regardless of where you’ll be learning from, we hope everyone has a safe and successful term, with plenty of time to also enjoy yourself and build a snowman or two.

12/09/2020

12/06/2020

All scientific discoveries help us understand our amazing world, but some discoveries help us to Discover More. Read more about 15 scientific breakthroughs.

12/02/2020

DeepMind’s AlphaFold has succeeded at the "Olympics of protein-folding."

11/30/2020

For Mark McKone.

These spirited songbirds possess a near-human capacity for language mapping

11/25/2020

Who doesn't love a good mystery?

A team surveying bighorn sheep for Utah’s wildlife agency found the strange object, 10 to 12 feet tall, embedded in the ground in a remote part of Red Rock Country. It’s probably art, officials said.

11/22/2020

It’s ironic but true: The best thing for your nervous system is another human and the worst thing for your nervous system is another human. Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett tells us why.

11/15/2020

In the abyss, everyone can hear you scream.

11/03/2020

Members of the Carleton College Cell Biology class created a VOTE poster using their own pocket microscopes. Each student submitted 5 micrographs that represent something about the election. The images, taken at 250X magnification, were placed in various positions on the poster, with a legend explaining what each image shows. Here’s the PDF: