Biological Sciences

Applicants need to identify an area of research interest and a potential advisor at the time of application; they should feel free to contact members of the faculty to discuss possible research projects before submission of the application. A research project is a central part of the PhD degree.

All applicants will be automatically considered for teaching or research assistantships. Many students are supported by research grants to individual faculty members; interested students should contact faculty members directly for further information on grant-supported assistantships.

By choosing a faculty advisor, graduate applicants can associate themselves with any of a number of research specializations, including:

• Animal behavior and behavioral ecology
• Applied biology
• Botany
• Developmental and cell biology
• Ecology and environmental biology
• Entomology Fisheries biology
• Freshwater biology
• Genetics and molecular biology
• Plant pathology
• Physiology and physiological ecology
• Science Education
• Systematics and evolution