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Students

Celebrating undergraduate excellence in science

Science was well represented at the 2015 Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence event May 14

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Climate and Oceans

Rethinking the marine carbon cycle

Professor Stephen Giovannoni was recently published in Science Magazine

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Data, AI and Robotics

Bio+Math

In the last two years, the College of Science has focused on augmenting its expertise in data and life sciences with strategic hires

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Students

BioHealth Sciences student featured in the Barometer

"Everything I learned in biology I feel like is now applicable.”

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Microbiology

Bartholomew named head of Microbiology

Bartholomew is currently a professor of microbiology with joint appointments in the College of Science and the College of Agricultural Sciences.

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News

The birth of the School of Life Sciences

Last year the College established the School of Life Sciences (SLS) to encompass a broad range of interdisciplinary sciences.

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Microbiology

New major focuses on the science of human health

The BioHealth Sciences major replaces the General Science program and offers a more focused course of study on human health.

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Research

Discover

The College of Science has an extensive and deep research portfolio that is globally recognized.

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Research

Outbreak

Microbiologist Rebecca Vega Thurber and her team research advanced genomic approaches for identifying infections of corals.

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Students

Student research

Our students are engaged in authentic inquiry, a hallmark of science education.

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Climate and Oceans

One student’s summer

Ryan McMinds is studying coral reefs on Australia’s Lizard Island.

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Climate and Oceans

Piecing together the ocean methane puzzle

The oxygen-rich surface waters of the world’s major oceans are supersaturated with methane – yet little is known about the source of this methane.