Biology News
Ants and Trees: A Tale of Evolutionary Déjà Vu in the Rainforest
Understand the fascinating evolutionary pathways of ants and trees in the rainforest
Read MoreA Framework for Cancer Ecology and Evolution
A new paradigm that casts doubt on the primacy of individual cells in cancer development.
Read MoreJourney to the Center of Biotech
While she loves to teach, Xie always ventured out to industry in molecular biology.
Read MoreLife On Other Planets … and in a student’s mind
“I believe my experience in research will make me a more open-minded thinker.”
Read MoreUtah’s fir trees at risk from balsam woolly adelgid
Climate change fuels the spread of invasive balsam woolly adelgid in Utah.
Read MoreBacteriophages: Nature’s bacterial killers
Talia Karasov's lab explores how bacteria use viruses to outcompete rivals.
Read MoreChampioning Representation & Advocacy in Healthcare
Now headed for medical school, an undergrad found refuge in the REFUGES program.
Read MoreFinding new ant species in a SLC backyard
“Pretty clear that this was a new species [of ant] from around here."
Read MoreA Tale of Two Worms: Advancing Epigenetics
How a cell knows whether it’s supposed to become skin or muscle
Read MoreShared Landscapes: Wolves and Humans in Rural Turkey
Utah biologists track gray wolves with GPS collars and camera traps as their numbers rebou
Read MoreSRI Stories: Parker Guzman
'A hero of mine is Hank Green, a science communicator who makes science accessible.'
Read MoreEstablishing a “Wildfire Resilience Collective”
First-person account. Establishing the Wildfire Collective at the 2024 Hackathon.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Erik Smith
A bio alum who developed a new kind of ski wax that quickly gained traction.
Read MoreFrom Ecology To Impact Investing: Nalini Nadkarni
Broadening her reach beyond academia to ensure trees do not go overlooked.
Read MoreBiologist Eron Powell: Student Commencement Speaker
Shaping students into people of excellence to make exceptional contributions to society.
Read MoreArbor Day & Cottam’s Gulch
On this Arbor Day, Visit Cottam's Gulch, the story of Utah's State Arboretum
Read MoreHumans of the U: Gabe Brown
From trail cameras to making a documentary about the Great Salt Lake.
Read MoreSRI Stories: Bones of the Past
“I like to think of it as just one big puzzle,” says SRI post-doc Kasey Cole.
Read MoreRegenerating damaged heart tissue. Sound Fishy? (It is)
Utah biologists discover that tiny tropical fish's "superpower" lies in an immune response
Read MoreGentrification drives patterns of alpha and beta diversity in cities
Human/Wildlife Coexistence SRI stream adds to new monumental data-driven narrative.
Read MoreBiology Student Stories: Bailey Landis
The lab environment is “unequivocally amazing” say senior bio student Bailey Landis.
Read MoreHunting an underground epidemic
A fungal infection that spreads from the soil and dust—that wasn’t supposed to be there.
Read MoreUtah Symposium in Science & Literature
Reexaminations of beauty occurring not only in art/humanities but math & biology
Read MoreU Fulbright Scholar Semi-Finalists 2024
2024 Fulbright Semi-Finalists in the College of Science
Read MoreWhere the Wild Things Went During the Pandemic
Camera-trap images complicate the idea that all wildlife thrived during COVID shutdowns.
Read MoreFinding Nemo (that is, nematodes) in the GSL
Brine shrimp and brine flies aren't the only animals inhabiting the Great Salt Lake.
Read MoreExcellence in Teaching & Mentoring Award
I see the success of my mentees as just as important, if not more important, than my own.
Read MoreOur DNA 2023
The official magazine of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah.
Read MoreKona Coffee Lawsuit
Fraud-busts by determining relative concentrations of rare, inorganic minerals in beans.
Read MoreSRI Stories
An SRI student's striking pivot from one subject model in health to mosquitoes.
Read MoreSRI Stories
A model for targeted, real-work experience connected with academics and research.
Read MorePresidential Scholar Award
Associate Professor of Biology Sophie Caron awarded U Presidential Scholar
Read More$7M to build better life sciences workforce
Closing the anticipated workforce gap between bioscience and the workforce.
Read MoreSRI Stories
A portable technology that allows for DNA and RNA sequencing wherever you are.
Read MoreMechanisms of plant microbes
Sharing research in order to inform farmers about how best to protect their crops.
Read MoreSRI Stories
Science Research Initiative alumna Claudia Wiese is busy as a bee in her "gap year."
Read MoreEpiphytes face growing threats
Nalini Nadkarni on the importance of epiphytes and their crucial role in biodiversity
Read MoreFall’s flamboyance: The science of autumn leaves
The science behind Utah's dazzling display of fall trees
Read More‘Solving’ biology’s most important molecule
Ramakrishnan shares his adventures in the ribosome at Frontiers of Science lecture
Read MoreRibosome adventures
A Nobel laureate visits the U with his tale of his adventures in the ribosome
Read MoreClimate-Resilient Western Grid
The U and University of Calgary will establish and co-lead the U.S.-Canada Center
Read MoreWhale of a project: Library digitizes 50 years of research
Vicky Rowntree's 50 years of research is being digitized by the Marriott Library.
Read MoreRight Whale Research, Vicky Rowntree
Vicky Rowntree's 50-year legacy of researching right whales off the coast of Argentina
Read MoreAndy Thliveris: Remember the Undergrads
A thankful undergrad helps make possible an endowed chair in biology
Read MoreA warming climate could make cities even less hospitable to wild mammals
Climate change could worsen the effects of urbanization on native wildlife
Read MoreFinalists vie for historic $1.5M Wilkes Climate Prize
Which of 5 candidates would you choose to help fight climate change?
Read MoreSpiders and Plants, Richard Clark
Research on how a mite evolves resistance to foreign compounds in plants
Read MoreWhat the inspiration for ‘Treetop Barbie’ thought of the ‘Barbie’ movie
The Barbie movie resonates with a canopy ecologist, aka "Treetop Barbie"
Read MoreWilliam Anderegg Receives Blavatnik Award
Anderegg is one of three to receive the 2023 Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists
Read MoreNalini Nadkarni: Bright Red Arrow
In a recent podcast, Nadkarni reflects on overcoming her injuries from a 50 foot fall
Read MoreResearch ties worsening wildfires to bird mortalities
Recent research explores how wildfires affect migratory birds across the Western US
Read MoreBringing Nature to Everyone
Nalini Nadkarni and other scientists gather to discuss the role of nature in healthcare
Read MoreHere Comes Trouble Shooting
The “Understory” that is Biology's Karen Zundel, Outstanding Staff Awardee
Read MoreGadusol: A More “E-fish-ent” Sunscreen
Unlocking the Secrets of Zebrafish Sunscreen: Marlen Rice and Jamie Gagnon
Read MoreNobel winner Capecchi discovers new brain mechanism
Capecchi discovers new brain mechanism
Read More2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentors
Gannet Hallar and Ofer Ron receive accolades
Read MoreWilliam Anderegg Receives NSF Waterman Award
William Anderegg is one of three awardees who will receive $1 million for research
Read MoreWeekend Effect
Large-scale citizen science camera trapping helps assess animal behavioral responses.
Read MoreTreeNote
TreeNote is a two minute weekly radio feature from renowned ecologist Dr. Nalini Nadkarni.
Read MoreCollaboration of the Cited
Biology’s ‘highly cited’ researchers collaborate in forest science.
Read MoreStephanie VanBeuge
Lockdowns are something that Stephanie VanBeuge BS’17 knows something about.
Read MoreHedgehog Signaling
U of U undergrads work to break open the biological mystery of Hedgehog Signaling.
Read MoreVisualizing the Infinitesimal
Janet Iwasa and Ofer Rog re-imagine the cellular space occupied by condensates.
Read MoreAt-Risk Forests
Bill Anderegg quantifies the risk to forests from climate change along three dimensions.
Read MoreN.S.F. Director
NSF appoints Denise Dearing as Director for the Div. of Integrative Organismal Systems.
Read MoreCellular Crosslinking
Caralyn Flack studies cellular crosslinking in chemoreceptor molecules.
Read MoreFaculty Giving
We are happy to provide a planned gift to the School of Biological Sciences.
Read MoreRandy Rasmussen
BioFire Diagnostics began when three college friends came together @ the UofU.
Read MoreThure Cerling Awarded the Rosenblatt
Thure E. Cerling, Distinguished Professor of Biology, is the 2022 recipient of […]
Read MoreHow Trees Grow
William Anderegg explores the relationship between photosynthesis and cell growth.
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