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Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter

  • Biology Student Wins Goldwater Scholarship

    April 26, 2018

    Biology Student Wins Goldwater Scholarship

    University of Florida student Aaron Sandoval, a biology sophomore, has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year.

    Sandoval plans to earn an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology before pursuing a research career in ...

  • Doug Soltis and the Tree of Life

    March 6, 2018

    This year, Doug Soltis was named a member of the National Academy of Sciences, honoring his seminal role on the Tree of Life project, which aims to catalogue and portray the relationships among Earth’s 2.3 million named species. Knowledge of ...

  • Teacher of the Year Awards

    March 5, 2018

    Teacher of the Year Awards

    Biology’s outstanding teacher-scholars were recognized by three nominations for the CLAS Teacher of the Year competition. Drs. Brad Barbazuk, Keith Choe, and Christine Davis were all nominated, which in itself is a singular honor. Among this stiff competition (which also ...

  • Passion for Science Triumphs Over Adversity

    March 5, 2018

    Biology has many students past and present from Puerto Rico, so when we heard about the terrible destruction from Hurricane Irma, we acted quickly. With the help of the Office of Research, we hosted Dr. Catherine Hulshof, a professor at ...

  • Give Now

    March 4, 2018

    Your contribution at any level is important and helps support research fellowships and travel awards that help improve the quality of research and education. Your biology department thanks you!