Biological Sciences @ UMN

"Understanding Galapagos," to be released early January 2013 by McGraw-Hill, featuring the music of Kevin MacLeod (available at: http://freemusicarchive.org/genre/Latin/?sort=track_date_......

Postdoctoral researcher Tony Gamble, in collaboration with scientists at Villanova University and the University of Calgary, found that sticky toes evolved independently in about 11 different gecko...

Sehoya Cotner, a member of the Biology Program faculty, talks about her effort to make conversations about gender and sexuality in her introductory biology courses more inclusive.

Grad researcher Ali Swanson talks about an ambitious project that could yield new insights about life on the African savanna by engaging participants in "citizen science."
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Professor Claudia Schmidt-Dannert talks about cluster hiring at the College of Biological Sciences around the research themes of microbial systems and synthetic biology. Learn more at the college's...

Professor George Weiblen talks about cluster hiring at the College of Biological Sciences around the research theme of fungal evolution. Learn more at the college's cluster hiring website: www.cbs....

Associate Professor Nathan Springer talks about cluster hiring at the College of Biological Sciences around the research theme of genome variation. Learn more at the college's cluster hiring websit...

Associate Professor Tim Griffin talks about cluster hiring at the College of Biological Sciences around the research theme of functional proteomics. Learn more at the college's cluster hiring websi...

Associate Dean Dr. Robin Wright talks about the CBS class of 2012, followed by presentation of the candidates.

Learn about the College of Biological Sciences' lecture-less active learning classrooms.

George Chao, winner of the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduates who show particular promise as researchers, talks about why research appeals to him and how it intersects with his fu...

When 2012 Goldwater Scholar George Chao isn't in the lab, he's very likely on the dance floor. The competitive ballroom dancer talks about why he describes it as a sport and what he loves about thi...

College of Biological Sciences Professor Alan Hooper, who will retire at the end of the spring semester after more than 40 years at the U of M, reflects on his early days as a faculty member and hi...

Granger Marsden about his research into a novel drug target for tuberculosis and what sparked his interest in working in a lab as an undergraduate.

CBS undergraduate Emily Lorenz

CBS undergraduate Lauryn Swier talks about what got her interested in research and her project relating to cancer vaccines.

TEDxUMNSalon - Constructive Disruption - Short-Term Fixes to Long-Term Solutions

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How much do short-term mission trips really help communities in the third world? Suresh Pavulu...

Postdoctoral researcher Will Ratcliff talks about multicellularity, experimental evolution and more.

Members of the Burkhard Seelig lab explain the concept behind their winning entry to the BioTechnology Institute gingerbread contest.

College of Biological Sciences students reflect on their learning abroad experiences.

Postdoctoral researcher Will Ratcliff explains the significance of multicellularity in under a minute.

College of Biological Sciences undergraduate Beau Miller talks about his experience at the college.

College of Biological Sciences undergraduate Sepeedeh Niknam talks about her experience at the college.

College of Biological Sciences undergraduate Mae Kindler talks about why the college was a good fit for her.