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Biology Handbook for Juniors and Seniors [PDF 325 kB]
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BIOL 490: Functioning as a Biologist
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Kalamazoo College: Department of Biology
 

Our mission

The mission of our department and curriculum is to educate students in the field of biology and within the context of a Kalamazoo College liberal arts education. Through our courses, research collaborations, and advising we help each of our students become an intrinsically motivated, self-directed learner who enjoys a biologist’s keen awareness of the natural world. Specifically, we foster development of the following attributes in our biology majors: 1) knowledge of the diversity of living organisms and levels – from molecules to ecosystems – at which those organisms can be studied; 2) understanding of how organisms are affected by their evolutionary and developmental trajectories and how these are influenced by environmental contingency; 3) ability to discover new biological knowledge and then communicate it effectively to others; and 4) curiosity about and empathy toward our shared environment.

 

2008 Diebold Symposium
May 1-3, Dow Science Center

Keynote address by
Dr. Neil Shubin
Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy
University of Chicago

"Finding Your Inner Fish"
4:00 PM, Thursday May 1
Room 226, Dow Science Center

[Shubin biography]

Student schedule of events
Friday, May 2
- Lecture session 4:00-6:00 PM (Dow 226)
- Poster session 7:00-9:30 PM (Dow Third Floor)

Saturday, May 3
- Lecture session 8:30 AM-1:40 PM (Dow 226)


Department News & Events

  • Honors and promotion for Paul Sotherland
  • Vivien Pybus awarded tenure
  • Just For Grins: alumni return to celebrate Sotherland's 20th
  • Collaborative NSF grant will probe "mystery of mysteries"
Student Spotlight
  • 2007 Winifred Peakes Jones Prize recipients
  • K'07 Senior Awards in Biology
  • Armstrong presents poster at Sigma Xi Annual Meeting
Alumni News
  • Just For Grins: alumni return to celebrate Sotherland's 20th
  • Kirsten Wier (K '99) joins communications department of Sea Grant at UNH
  • David Campbell (K '71) publishes book on Amazonia diversity and culture
  • Theodora Ross (K '86) receives research award
  • Find out what your classmates are up to - and send us your news ...

 


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