Biology

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A directory of KU Undergraduate Biology Staff and Faculty.

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Our graduate programs can help you advance your career or delve deeper into a specific facet of biology. KU has two a globally-recognized graduate programs that offer PhDs, masters degrees and certificates.

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Biology Departments

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

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Biology Jayhawk stories

KU professors implement alternative teaching method in biology classrooms

Dr. Dyan Morgan and Dr. Eileen hotze have developed a new teaching method that features TED talks and discussion prompts alongside their standard curricula, which has led to students being more engaged and demonstrating a deeper understanding of the material.

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Electrocuting spores, for science

Biological sciences major Kit Savoy knows that if humans are going to thrive in space, they’ll need microbes. And since wind and animals are hard to come by in outer space, Savoy built a parallel plate capacitor to see whether electric fields can disperse fungal spores instead. It’s mycology plus astrobiology, with a dash of physics thrown in for good measure. Rock Chalk, Kit!

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