College of Letters & Science
The Biology Colloquium is a series of lectures hosted jointly by the Botany and Integrative Biology departments. The Spring 2026 Biology Colloquium takes place on Thursdays at 3:30 inNoland Hall, room 168, unless otherwise noted.
In August 2023, Maggie Langwig and Katie Klier, PhD students in the Freshwater and Marine Science program, had the opportunity of a lifetime: A research cruise exploring hydrothermal vents near the Galápagos Islands. Not only did they obtain some of the first microbiological samples from this vent system, but they were also a part of …
We love celebrating the success of our students! Today, we would like highlight Allia Lin, a senior in the Zoology Major. Allia found out about the summer sophomore apprenticeship program during the summer of 2021 and started studying Zebrafish larvae in Dr. David Ehrlich’s lab. Her work resulted in a publication in Current Biology, a …
Lab Name: Riters Lab How did you initially get involved in research? I was able to get into research when my current mentor, Alyse Maksimoski, was my TA for introductory biology. I remember really liking her as a TA, and joining her in the Riters lab seemed like an exciting opportunity, so I reached out after …