UND Biology

10/08/2026

Latest College of Arts & Sciences research spotlight features long-standing collaboration between two Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors.

08/17/2026

Great research being conducted by our UND Fisheries & Wildlife Biology faculty and students!

07/02/2026

If you are celebrating the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential library in Medora, ND, check out our very own PhD student Ashlyn Herron giving a presentation on birds at the Cowboy Hall of Fame on Friday, July 3rd.

Join the North Dakota Wildlife Federation, the Badlands Conservation Alliance, and other conservation partners during the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Grand Opening and America 250 Celebration in Medora for Conservation Corner July 2-4!

Theodore Roosevelt, known as the "Conservation President," transformed U.S. environmental policy. During his tenure (1901–1909), he protected approximately 230 million acres of public land. He established the United States Forest Service and created 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reserves, and 5 national parks.

Conservation Corner Speaker Series is free to the public and located within the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame!

06/16/2026

05/13/2026

Congratulations to Paige Arsenault and Roxanne Gasperetti on being awarded the Joe K. Neel Memorial Scholarship for their research with aquatic invertebrates at our recent Biology Department Awards Ceremony.

05/12/2026

At our recent awards ceremony, Brody Salander, Roxanne Gasperetti, and Aubrey Rogers were awarded Ester Wadsworth Hall Wheeler Graduate Research Awards. Congratulations!

05/11/2026

Congratulations to our outstanding graduate student award winners. Lawson Frey was awarded the Outstanding M.S. student recognition and Trevor Long and Cailey Isaacson were co-winners for the Outstanding PhD student award.

05/10/2026

Congratulations to Elena Sorge, the 2nd recipient of the Brian Darby Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to a biology student with interdisciplinary academic interests in undergraduate research and a
history of participation in 4H or similar organization.

05/09/2026

Congratulations to Althea Panales on being awarded the 1st Barbara and Harley Earwicker award honoring Dr. Diane Darland's parents, Barbara and Harley. This award is for an outstanding undergraduate student conducting research in the areas of cell, molecular, or integrative biology.

05/09/2026

Congratulations to Paige Bonnet who was awarded the Edith Larson Outstanding Biology Major this year!