Biology is fundamental to our changing world. The 21st century challenge for our students, our scholars, and the greater society is to understand our place in this changing world and to create fundamental knowledge for informed policies, economies, and social structure.
Upcoming Events
Coral reefs and climate change: multiple stressors and resilience
As atmospheric CO2 continues to rise, the oceans are becoming warmer and more acidic. Consequently, the frequency and intensity of coral bleaching events is rising, and corals are dying from mass bleaching events at…
Testing the roles of ecological traits and key innovations in diversification
Please note: this seminar will take place at 1PM on TUESDAY March 2nd
Determining the drivers of divergence is at the core of evolutionary biology; how these scale up to diversification…
How to tango with four: Meiotic adaptation to whole genome duplication
Whole genome duplication (WGD) doubles the chromosome content of cells, and when inherited, leads to the formation of polyploid organisms. Polyploids often have novel traits and strong stress resilience,…
News
SAS Presents Dynamite!
Dec. 10, 2020
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August Annoucements
Aug. 31, 2020
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2020 Virtual Summer Academies @Penn
Jul. 31, 2020
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Dr. Abdus-Saboor Named as 2021 Sloan Research Fellow
The fellowship recognizes extraordinary U.S. and Canadian researchers whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of scientific leaders.
First ever ‘pioneer’ factor found in plants enables cells to change their fate
To start the process of unpacking tightly bundled genetic material, plants depend on the LEAFY pioneer protein, according to work led by biologist Doris Wagner.
Parkinson’s disease risk and severity is tied to the activity of a channel in cells’ ‘recycling centers’
Genetic variations associated with both increases and reductions in risk of the neurodegenerative disease alter the action of ion channels within cellular organelles called lysosomes, a new Penn study finds.
Climate change doesn’t spare the smallest
Changing conditions have taken a toll on insects in the tropics, according to research by School of Arts & Sciences biologists Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs. But education and science offer a path forward, they say.
Customized kits turn students’ dining rooms into biology labs
Students in introductory biology laboratory courses in the School of Arts & Sciences used customized laboratory kits to get hands-on practice with the scientific method.
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