Christina Yu, majoring in Neuroscience and a student in the Iowa Sciences Academy, received 2nd Place at the 2026 Quick Pitch Challenge!

Andrew Forbes, Professor of Biology, will be a presenter in an upcoming Wide Lens Series event on the topic of Conflict and Resolution.

Sean Strand, an undergraduate student majoring in Biology and a member of Tina Tootle's lab in the Department of Biology, received a 2026 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award!

Katheryn Rothenberg, an Assistant Professor of Biology, was featured in the March 18, 2026 publication of Anatomy Now, an e-newsletter to breaking news in the anatomical sciences, top journal articles, member highlights, new resources, and more.

Congratulations to iBio graduate student, Sehee Min, on successfully defending her dissertation!

Biology Professor, Maurine Neiman, is the 2025 recipient of the IDEA Award given to a person at any career stage who has strengthened the ecology and evolutionary biology community by promoting access and inclusiveness in the fields of the ASN, SSE, and SSB.

Get to know Biology professor, Bin Z. HE, in this interview with him.

Cathy Yea Won Sung, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, received a three-year, $739,338 grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to investigate how to prevent permanent hearing loss caused by a widely used anti-cancer drug.

The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB) received a $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to consolidate its various labs and offices into a larger space in the Biology Building.

Maurine Neiman, Professor of Biology, has been named Treasurer of the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) for 2026.