The Department of Biology welcomes all who seek to discover and advance knowledge in the biological sciences. We foster an inclusive, supportive environment that nurtures curiosity and promotes the joy of scientific inquiry for all, whether working directly to solve a pressing problem to human wellbeing or studying the basic biology of any organism. Our department is home to incredible teachers, scholars, students, and staff. We have state of the art facilities for teaching, research, and outreach (including the Intermountain Herbarium, the USU Insect Collection, a science garden, and teaching greenhouse). If you are interested in joining us in our pursuit of knowledge and understanding, we welcome you. If you are interested in exploring biology and science in any way, we welcome you.
Degrees
Graduate Undergraduate Major Minor Associate Certificate
Biology in the News
Noelle Beckman and Gerald Schneider explore the vast chemodiversity and phylogenetic dispersion of metabolites in fruit, leaves and roots of neotropical plants.
Biology Professor Zach Gompert received a five-year Maximizing Investigators' Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to explore chromosomal rearrangements in studies with stick insects, butterflies and seed beetles.
In biology faculty member Robert Schaeffer's Lab, scholars Sage Yazzie and Noah Todachiny, with doctoral student mentor Valerie Martin, explore varied nectars' effects on bumble bee health and behavior.
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