Department of Biology : University of Rochester

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Biology is one of the most popular undergraduate programs at Rochester.

Our graduate program is designed to foster advanced biological research.

We unify the academic and research strengths of the University and its Medical Center.

“Evaluating and predicting organismal response to extreme heat events”October 10, 2025 — 3 p.m.Dewey Hall, Room 2110D
"Comparative genomics reveal positive selection underlying mating signal diversification across bowerbirds"October 24, 2025 — 3 p.m.Dewey Hall, Room 2110D
"Evolutionary genetics lessons from the bumble bee mimetic radiation"October 31, 2025 — 3 p.m.Dewey Hall, Room 2110D

August 26, 2025

In a study published in Molecular Biology and Evolution, University of Rochester biologist Justin Fa ...

August 7, 2025

Congratulations to Amanda Larracuente, the Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor of Biology. Larr ...

June 11, 2025

A new study that looks at why long-lived bats do not get cancer has broken new ground about the biol ...

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Feature Story

Biologist Al Uy ventures to the South Pacific to answer one of evolution’s biggest mysteries: How do species originate?