The study of biology is central to understanding the world around us. Our department offers undergraduate and graduate programs steeped in research that reflects the complexity and diversity of living organisms. Working closely with faculty, students explore everything from cell and molecular biology to ecology and evolution.
Welcome to the Department of Biology
Academic Programs
Undergraduate Programs
We offer majors and minors in biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, and environmental science. You also could pursue a concentration in mathematical biology and bioinformatics or a track in pre-health biology.
Accelerated B.A./M.S. Programs
As an undergraduate, you may apply to our Accelerated B.A./M.S. degree in biology, or in biochemistry and molecular biology, with a fifth year paid for by a scholarship.
Ph.D. Program
Our doctoral program’s intimate size allows Ph.D. students to collaborate, build relationships with, and receive mentoring from world-class faculty.
Faces and Places of Research
Our faculty and students spend a lot of time in the lab and analyzing data — but they also head outdoors to conduct research and collect samples. They travel across Massachusetts and to Alaska, and from Bermuda to the Philippines, to study plants and animals up close in diverse habitats.
Researchers from the Nathan Ahlgren lab take water samples from Walden Pond in Concord, Mass.
Professor David Hibbett leads a seminar at the EcoTarium in Worcester.
Emily Dart, Ph.D. candidate
Bumpus Graduate Student Symposium for research in biology
Linnea Menin '19, master's student in biology, works with water samples from a Cape Cod kettle pond.
Undergraduate and graduate student researchers work with Professor Néva Meyer in her lab.
Professor Philip Bergmann
Daniel Klonaros, Ph.D. candidate
Student researchers collect water samples from a Cape Cod kettle pond.
Professor Nathan Ahlgren
Student researchers work with Professor Robert Drewell in his lab.
Elizabeth Lohr ’19 tries out a drone in the Environmental Monitoring and Emerging Technologies course.
Ecology of Atlantic Shores course
Allan Carrillo-Baltodano, Ph.D. ’19
Small Scale Land Conservation course
Professor John Baker meets with a student in his lab.
Amy Yeager ’17, who self-designed her major in scientific illustration, exhibits her work. Yeager worked with Professor David Hibbett on her biology studies.
Christie Joyce ’16, M.S. ’17
Careers and Internships in Biology
Our bachelor’s and master’s students have opportunities to pursue research and internships that land them jobs after graduation. And our doctoral students, working closely with faculty and peers, make connections in the field that allow them to pursue careers in academia, government, nonprofit fields, and industry.
Spring 2023 Biology Seminars
February 8, 2023 – Sean Eddy
Dr. Eddy is particularly interested in methods for identifying remote evolutionary relationships between distantly related protein and RNA sequences.
March 15, 2023 – Jessica Goodheart
Dr. Goodheart studies biodiversity and evolution of sea slugs
March 29, 2023 – Erin McCullough
Dr. McCullough studies evolution of reproductive traits
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April 12, 2023 – Rita Mehta
Dr. Mehta studies evolution and ecology of fish, including/especially elongate ones like eels.
May 3, 2023 – Jenn Madson
Jenn Madson is a regional director of the central Massachusetts Audubon Society
Contact Information
Department of Biology
Office Location
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The Lasry Center for Bioscience
15 Maywood Street
Worcester, MA 01610 - 1-508-793-7173
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