First-Year Undergraduate Students

The Biological Sciences major offers a diverse curriculum and prepares students for work and continued study in a variety of fields. Learn more

What is Biology?

Biology is the study of life. Biologists study the diversity, history, and structure of living things and their components, at community, population, individual, cellular, molecular, and biochemical levels.

One of Weinberg College's most popular majors, a major in Biological Sciences prepares students for a variety of positions: in research and education; in medical and other health professions; in pharmaceutical, genetic testing, and other biomedical companies; and in government agencies.

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News

Please join the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Undergraduate Research Grants Committee in congratulating the following Biological Sciences students, who were awarded Academic Year URGs:

Jeremy Adelman, “Examining the Effect of High Fat on Myocardial Cell Stress and Cell Survival During Ischemic Heart Disease” Faculty Advisor: Edward Thorp

Deanna Wong, “The Functional Roles of Slug Zinc Fingers in Neural Crest Cells” Faculty Advisor: Carole LaBonne