Hemichordates are a group of work-like animals closely related to our own phylum. A new collaborative study between the Kocot lab and the Halanych lab at Auburn University analyzed the mitochondrial genomes of this evolutionary important lineage. Contrary to the current understanding of the mitochondrial genetic code, comparative analyses suggest that UAA encodes tyrosine instead […]
Bama Biology Bootcamp for incoming BSC majors (and others) 8/11-8/17
Bama Biology Bootcamp (B³) is a one-week (August 11th – 17th, 2018) intensive program for incoming Biological Sciences majors and other freshmen enrolled in BSC114 or 118 for the Fall 2018 semester. Its purpose is to help first year college students make a successful transition from the expectations of high school to those of college, setting the […]
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Assistant Professor Positions in Ecohydrology, Macroevolutionary Comparative and Quantitative Biology, and Cellular & Molecular Physiology
The Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Alabama invites applications for three full-time (9- month) tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor in Ecohydrology, Macroevolutionary Comparative and Quantitative Biology, and Cellular & Molecular Physiology to begin August 2018. For the Ecohydrology position, the successful applicant will establish an extramurally funded and […]
Assistant teaching professor positions available in Biological Sciences at UA
The Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Alabama seeks to hire three assistant teaching professor positions for Fall 2018 start dates. These are non-tenure track renewable contract (NTRC) faculty, each with three-year contracts, subject to annual reviews. Position 1: Assistant Teaching Professor Job # 0810897 Primary teaching duties will entail large-enrollment undergraduate […]
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BSC graduate students Tollette and Ledford receive awards from Alabama Water Resources Association
Department of Biological Sciences graduate students Derek Tollette and Taylor Ledford, who study at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, received the 1st and 2nd place awards, respectively, for their poster presentations at the Alabama Water Resources Association Conference held on September 7-8 in Perdido Beach. The Alabama Water Resources Conference is the premiere water conference in […]
Dr. Katrina Ramonell recognized with the Morris L Mayer Award
Associate Professor Katrina Ramonell has been presented with the Morris L Mayer Award, which recognizes a member of the faculty who exemplifies the life of Dr. Morris L. Mayer: selfless and significant service and leadership for the UA community and significant contributions to student life and integrity. Dr. Ramonell was recognized on Honors Day 2017 for her […]
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Thesis Defense – Britton O’Shields – 10 April 2013
Britton O’Shields Thesis Defense “Creation and Characterization of an Inducible Dominant-Negative MTF-1 Transgenic Zebrafish” 10 April 2013, 2:00pm 205 Biology Building […]
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Graduate seminar schedule – Spring 2013
12:00 noon, 1093 Shelby January 18 Brian Shirey / Mark Garcia January 25 Kate Brundrett / Adam Fuller February 1 Andrew Holowiecki / Gabriela Garcia-Soto February 8 Christine Vincent / James Melton February 15 John Boyd / Evan Menzel February 22 Matthew Piteo / Tommy Gonsewski March 1 Dr. Elise Lewis, Director for Reproductive and […]
Office staff responsibilities
Karen Matthews. PA Requests for Faculty, Staff, Undergraduate Student workers and GRAs. Budget changes. Journal entries. Reconciles BAS tracking system. Tracks spending on grants. Brittani Atwood. Departmental transfers, miscellaneous disbursement voucher reimbursements, travel reimbursements, fleet reservations, purchase orders. […]