McGee and Walston win 2026 Award for Mentoring Undergraduates
Professor Seth McGee and graduate student Joseph Walston have each been recognized for their outstanding mentorship of undergraduate students.
College of Letters & Science
Professor Seth McGee and graduate student Joseph Walston have each been recognized for their outstanding mentorship of undergraduate students.
Botany students journey to Hawaii to learn about plant diversity in the global biodiversity hotspot.
Integrative Biology graduate student Ayken Askapuli’s research reveals implications for the genetic ancestry of the broader Mongolian Empire.
UW researchers turn to the tiny copepod for a big discovery, showing that gene location influences natural selection.
Combining the forces of the current integrative biology and botany departments, the University’s Department of Biology within the College of Letters & Science will be a powerhouse in research and education.
We welcomed Professor Shan He to the Botany Department in Spring 2025. We asked her to answer a few questions to help us get to know her. Below are her answers. Please describe your research. My research focuses on the molecular mechanisms that regulate the photosynthetic algal CO₂-concentrating mechanism (CCM), which mediates approximately one-third of …
We welcomed Professor Jack Satterlee to the Botany Department in Spring 2025. We asked him to answer a few questions to help us get to know him. Below are his answers. Please describe your research. I’m fascinated by plants’ remarkable ability to adapt their morphology to solve diverse challenges. Across evolution, many plant lineages have independently converged …
We welcomed Professor Daijiang Li to the Botany Department in Fall 2025. We asked him to answer a few questions to help us get to know him. Below are his answers. Please describe your research. My research focuses on understanding how environmental changes have and will affect plant communities and ecosystems. I use observational studies, …
Ives, awarded the Steenbock Professorship in the Biological Sciences, is a member of the Department of Integrative Biology. He joined the faculty in 1990 as a theoretical ecologist, and his work bridges between mathematical theory and ecological experiments to understand complex ecosystems. Ives received bachelor’s degrees in biology and mathematics from Rochester University and his …
Ellen Damschen, professor of conservation biology and ecology, an ecologist and professor of integrative biology, studies what determines plant community diversity and how global change affects plant communities. She is interested in how local and regional ecological processes affect species diversity with a particular emphasis on how human-induced global changes affect their relative importance. Her …