Welcome to the Department of Biology
at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Biology
faculty engage in a wide variety of
research much of which is focused on our unique natural
environment of boreal forest and cold ocean ecosystems. Our faculty
and
staff are committed to excellence in teaching and
scholarship that benefits and increases our understanding of the
natural resources of Newfoundland and Labrador and their
sustainable use by the people of our Province.
Graduate students can enroll in both MSc and PhD
programs and study with faculty in Biology and those affiliated
with other Faculty
of Science units at Memorial University. Our department
offers several
undergraduate programs including an Honours program and
field
courses.
Departmental News
Robyn Auld recently received two graduate student awards. 1) Ms. Auld was selected as one of three recipients in Atlantic Canada to receive the 2008 Graduate Student Award of Merit from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada. This prize is given annually to women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records. 2) Co-winner of the 2008 Memorial University Graduate Student Teaching Award. |
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Ms Ana Duggan has been selected for the Undergraduate
Diversity Mentoring Program at this year’s annual meeting of
the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, to be held June
5-8 in Barcelona, Spain.Related Content