The Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, seeks to hire an Assistant Professor for a 12-month non-tenure track renewable contract (NTRC) teaching position in cell and […]
BioFest 2022
Please contact Jeana Yates (christine.j.yates@ua.edu) with questions about BioFest. […]
Dr. Kaleb Heinrich and colleagues awarded $2.9M NSF Institutional and Community Transformation, Level 2, Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Grant
Dr. Heinrich and his team just received news that their proposal “Evolving the culture of biology: Promoting graduate teaching assistant professional development to foster inclusion, efficacy, and evidence-based practices” was […]
Dr. Greg Starr 2022-2025 Alabama Water Institute Distinguished Faculty Fellow
Congratulations to Dr. Greg Starr who was selected as an Alabama Water Institute Distinguished Faculty Fellow! His fellowship will start August 16, 2022 and end August 15, 2025. […]
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BSC Researchers Identify Potential Parkinson’s Therapeutic
A new study in the journal npj Parkinson’s Disease co-authored by BSC PhD student Jenny Thies and Drs. Guy and Kim Caldwell has identified an enzyme in fatty acid production as […]
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Dr. Kaleb Heinrich named Distinguished Teaching Fellow for 2022-2025
Dr. Kaleb Heinrich, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, will be recognized by The College of Arts and Sciences during the first A&S faculty meeting of the fall […]
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Global analysis reveals gaps in stream gauge networks
Over 60% world’s streams and rivers go dry on annual basis. Even here Alabama, one of the wettest places in the US, at least 40% of our stream miles go […]
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Biology Majors Teach Hands-on Biome Lesson to 8th Grade Northridge Middle School Students To Celebrate Earth Day 2022
Biology Majors Teach Hands-on Biome Lesson to 8th Grade Northridge Middle School Students To Celebrate Earth Day 2022 […]
Jacob Dybiec selected as NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellow
Congratulations to Jacob Dybiec, who was selected for the new class of NOAA’s Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellows! As part of the Fellowship, he will conduct research at the Weeks […]
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29 presentations by BSC researchers at JASM 2022!
Aquatic biology has long been a strength of the Department of Biological Sciences. This year the department was represented by 29 presentations at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting (JASM) in […]
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