Come for the short talks, stay for the conversations—no jargon, just good science over good drinks. Scan the QR code on the flyer to stay updated or use the Sign-up link: lnkd.in/gCyeYfq4. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Talk starts at 6:15 PM.

Sharon Billings, University Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Senior Scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, studies how plants interact with soil to regulate Earth's climate. youtu.be/TS0AQJvg-_Y?...

Amazing new research from Dr. Robin Orozco! news.ku.edu/news/article...

The Haworth Greenhouse is Hiring a Student Greenhouse Technician! 🪴Do you have ~2-5 hrs/week over the summer? Looking for a job that can continue into future semesters? sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25752&siteid=5542&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=5223474

Congratulations to Kendall Cranor for receiving the University of Kansas Madison and Lila Self Memorial Scholarship!! news.ku.edu/news/article...

Congratulations to Tatum Aikin for being awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship! news.ku.edu/news/article/three-ku-students-receive-prestigious-goldwater-scholarships

Graduate students in @KUMolBio , Alec Bevis and Anam Shaikh each received a Bell Travel award to attend the 2026 Immunology Conference. molecularbiosciences.ku.edu/news/article/late-spring-2026-travel-award-recipients-ARTICLE-CDAWWK

Congratulations Mira! news.ku.edu/news/article...

On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, the Unckless Lab visited Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kansas, and completed a final analysis in a yearlong outreach program. biology.ku.edu/news/article...

Upcoming Seminar in Haworth 1005

Variously horrific- or alien-looking, many female anglerfishes sport long, protruding lures used for enticing prey or signaling during mating. Now, KU research gives new detail to the evolutionary history of anglerfishes’ lures. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Congratulations to the 15 students from the Undergraduate Biology Program who received an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) from the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships! biology.ku.edu/news/article/57-ku-students-receive-undergraduate-research-awards-for-spring-2026

🎧New Episode Alert!Plant Biology: How Plants Combat Heat Stress and Survive the Hottest Deserts. open.spotify.com/show/6OFDQYi...

KU's Department of Molecular Biosciences awarded 3 graduate students with travel awards in the Spring of 2026 molecularbiosciences.ku.edu/news/article...

Dr. Hotze $15,000 award was for a project tilted “ vCURE: Expanding Access to Virology Research Through a Herpesvirus-Focused CURE.” biology.ku.edu/news/article/ku-awarded-k-inbre-award-for-in-classroom-research

Trevor Rivers, associate teaching professor of @kubiology.bsky.social, has been named KU Libraries 2026 Textbook Hero for extending his student-centered, curiosity-driven teaching style into the creation of open educational resources (OER). #OEWeek26 🗞️ rockcha.lk/tbherorivers

KU has recently been awarded a $2.2 million Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) grant from the NIH that will carry on this tradition for another five years. news.ku.edu/news/article...

✨Scholarship Opportunity for MSW at KU✨ Students are eligible for $7000 per academic year for those admitted to our 2-year Traditional MSW program on the Lawrence campus.

Congratulations to Meredith Cole, Owen Dalton & Kennedy May, for being recognized by the University Scholars Program! news.ku.edu/news/article...

🎧 Episode 2: How Ancient Primates crossed Oceans This week's episode features Dr. Christopher Beard, who is senior curator of vertebrate paleontology @kunaturalhistory youtu.be/zcFuDW6jsiM

Congratulations to Xiaoqing (Sarah) Wu, who received the Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award! Dr. Wu helped expand molecular cancer therapy research! news.ku.edu/news/article/ku-recognizes-researchers-improving-cancer-treatments-developing-advanced-electronics-and-exploring-galaxies

Thanks to Liz Mays for shooting the photos for this video! youtube.com/shorts/2sQ8-...

A great start to the semester with @jychoi.bsky.social's presentation "No end in sight, mysteries of the telomeric variation in plants"! @kubiology.bsky.social

We are proud to present Interview with a Biologist, a new podcast from KU Biology! This week's episode features @FehrLab Dr. Fehr recently published research on PARP14, which shows major promise to target viral infections and inflammatory diseases. open.spotify.com/show/6OFDQYi1VkHLhKdH9EU6wS

Extreme winter weather can mean frozen pipes or roof damage. These tips can help your home weather a dangerous winter storm.

The Undergraduate Biology Program is pleased to provide several scholarships and awards to students pursuing a major in the program. All application materials for Undergraduate Biology Academic, Travel, or Research Scholarships and Awards are dueMarch 13, 2026. biology.ku.edu/Spring-Scholarships

A @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social book by a pair of @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholars is helping teachers incorporate games in learning. “We didn’t think of ourselves as gamers when we started. We were just instructors who wanted to make our courses more relevant.” news.ku.edu/news/article...

youtu.be/i0mhnuGtnps Learn more at biology.ku.edu 🔬Undergraduate Majors: Biochemistry, Biology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Human Biology, Microbiology, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology. 🌱Graduate Programs: Molecular Biosciences & Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Wrapped 2025! Another Great Year behind us~ #jayhawks

After three months away @mblscience.bsky.social I return to the lab with these notes welcoming me back. It’s nice to know I was missed.

Join us for the KUCG seminar on Friday, December 5 at 4pm in 2048 Malott. Dr. Jennifer Gerton from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research will be presenting “ Bringing the dark matter of the genome to light”

Congratulation Dr. Egan! We wish you a very happy retirement! youtube.com/shorts/qSDXD...

Excited and proud of all of the work that we've accomplished in Undergraduate Biology in 2024-2025! Take a peek, you might see someone familiar. 😊 Shoutout to Maria Losito for all of her hard work designing and creating this celebration of all that KU Biology accomplishes!

biogem.ku.edu provides financial support for recent college graduates. Grads engage in interdisciplinary projects that study how organisms, populations & species respond to their past & present environment & how genetic mechanisms equip organisms to respond to future environmental change. Open 12/3!

Another beautiful cover for your KU Biology Alumni Magazine designed by our own Maria Losito. Feel free to read about our amazing program, or just enjoy the image. The previous versions are archived here and have awesome covers. biology.ku.edu/biohawk

Due to KU campus closure, today’s MB seminar is being rescheduled on Wednesday December 3, 2025, at 3:30 pm. Light refreshments will be available starting at 3:00 PM outside room 1005.

Join KU Molecular Biosciences the final fall seminar on Monday, December 1, 2025. Light refreshments will be available starting at 3:00 PM outside Haworth 1005.

Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly. Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help! 🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm

KU researchers overturns the idea that a “risk gene” carried by millions of people worldwide influences production of Type 1 interferon, a workhorse of the immune system. news.ku.edu/news/article...

See you at noon for the final Coffee & Chromosomes of the semester!