UNCO Biological Sciences

10/06/2026

Join us this Friday for a seminar from Dr. Kelsie Eichel from the department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Seminars are free and open to the public.

10/05/2026

10/05/2026

We love to get out into the community. Last week our science education team, led by Dr. Amy Bekins and undergraduate student Austin Mahan participated in Loveland’s Carnival on the Corner. Austin is training to be a biology teacher in our Secondary Education program.

10/01/2026

Graduate Student Spotlight: Sam Kerwin recently joined Guinean herpetologists on a research expedition to a region of primary rainforest near Kouregueli, Guinea with the non-profit Asclepius Snakebite Foundation. ASF strives to reduce the burden of snakebite in countries where resources are limited and bites are incredibly frequent. Continuing the collaboration of UNC alum Dr. Cara Smith, Sam collected venom to test treatments and aid clinicians caring for snakebite patients. Asclepius Snakebite Foundation

10/01/2026

Graduate Student Spotlight: Sam Kerwin recently joined Guinean herpetologists on a research expedition to a region of primary rainforest near Kouregueli, Guinea with the non-profit Asclepius Snakebite Foundation. ASF strives to reduce the burden of snakebite in countries where resources are limited and bites are incredibly frequent. Continuing the collaboration of UNC alum Dr. Cara Smith, Sam collected venom to test treatments and aid clinicians caring for snakebite patients.

09/29/2026

Please join us this Friday for a seminar given by Dr. Eunsook Park from the Department of Molecular Biology at University of Wyoming. Seminars are free an open to the public!

09/28/2026

Graduate student spotlight: Katie Marascio is researching native seed and soil interactions in collaboration with the Vegetation program at Zion National Park. Katie recently conducted field work at Zion to collect data in her study plots. Her work tests how roughening the soil surface might affect restoration success for native plants.

Katie is pictured with Darrin Gobble, Zion NP Vegetation Program Manager.

09/25/2026

This week the College of Natural and Health Sciences celebrated faculty achievements and promotions. We are proud that the honorees included Dr. Jennifer Avena (not pictured) and Dr. Karen Gomez, pictured with NHS Acting Dean, Dr. Susan Keenan

09/23/2026

Our Plant Systematics class taught by Dr. Holt recently took a field trip to collect plant data from transects in the Red Feather Lakes area. They added to long-term data sets assessing effects of reintroduction of cattle grazing. They got hands-on experience working in collaboration with the US Forest Service from the Arapahoe and Roosevelt National Forests

09/21/2026

Students, join the TriBeta biological honor society for pottery painting and a great community get-together this Friday!