News and Announcements

Summer Opportunities for Undergraduate Students for Training in Biostatistics

Submitted by wwieland on Tue, 2012-01-24 10:16

Participants receive college credit that can transfer back to their home institutions. All costs are covered including tuition, housing, and all meals. Students may apply to more than one program, but should accept only one.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: March 2 for most Institutes (see attached flyer for specifics on how to apply)

Urban Forestry Scholarships

Submitted by wwieland on Fri, 2011-10-21 14:22

Trees Virginia (The Virginia Urban Forest Council) is pleased to announce the call for applications for its 2012 Urban Forestry Scholarships. With these scholarships, Trees Virginia strives to enhance the ranks of future urban forestry professionals by providing financial assistance to students studying urban forestry and related curricula at Virginia colleges. Since 2008, Trees Virginia has awarded over $25,000 in scholarships to students at Virginia colleges.

Senior Seminar Titles for Spring Semester

Submitted by adolby on Wed, 2011-10-19 11:22

Section 1 (Dolby): Human evolutionary biology
Section 2 (Griffith): Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh, My!: The Impacts of Global Change on Biological Systems
Section 3 (Wieland): Big questions in Ecology and evolution.
Examples; Why do we age? Why sex? Why species? Why are the tropics so diverse?
Section 4 (Griffith): Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh, My!: The Impacts of Global Change on Biological Systems

Forensic Science - Graduate Program at George Washington Univ.

Submitted by wwieland on Mon, 2011-10-10 13:14

Students who are contemplating a career in forensic science may be interested in attending an event entitled CSI: Mount Vernon.

Sunday October 16th
Mount Vernon Campus of The George Washington University
1 pm and 5 pm.

Participants will process a crime scene and conduct hands-on forensic examinations of the evidence collected and will help solve a multiple murder. Full-time faculty members of the Department of Forensic Sciences will be on hand to discuss careers in forensic science.

Scholarship-for-Service Opportunity

Submitted by wwieland on Wed, 2011-10-05 15:56

The SMART (Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation) Program will pay for all educational expenses for a B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. program, and then provide scholars unique opportunities to work as research scientists or engineers on cutting edge technology in world class Department of Defense facilities. A comprehensive list of facilities can be found on the SMART website: http://smart.asee.org/

 

Preparing to Major in Biology

Everything you need to know about preparing to major in biology at UMW:

Information for freshmen planning on majoring in biology.

Information for transfer students planning on majoring in biology.

Biology Club

Questions about the next Biology Club meeting?   Contact umwbioclub@gmail.com

Scholarships & Awards

Several Biology Department scholarships will be awarded next spring. To find out more about these scholarships, click here.

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