KU Biology

06/01/2026

Ten secondary school science teachers from Kansas will converge at the University of Kansas Field Station, just north of Lawrence. They’ll take part in the Ecosystems of Kansas Summer Institute, an annual immersive program that gives secondary educators the chance to work with KU scientists to exp...

06/01/2026

Sharon Billings, University Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Ev...

05/30/2026

05/28/2026

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.

Sharon Billings, University Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Ev...

05/27/2026

Congratulations Dr. deBoer!!!

05/26/2026

Student Feature: Kristina Sim!
Kristina spent six weeks hospital shadowing in Italy in Summer 2025 where she gained professional experience in the medical field! Scroll through to learn more about her amazing experience!

05/26/2026

The Department of Molecular Biosciences celebrated the 2026 Doctoral Hooding on May 16 at the Lied Center.

https://molecularbiosciences.ku.edu/news/article/moleular-biosciences-doctoral-hooding-ARTICLE-5ZAYN2

05/26/2026

The University of Kansas fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) including Dr. Chris Beard, Foundation Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

On May 4, KU American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows met to network and welcome three newly elected members. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod recognized the KU inductees: Chris Beard, Jianming Qiu and Michael Wolfe.

05/20/2026

https://biology.ku.edu/news/article/ku-faculty-receives-special-event-award-through-the-american-genetics-association

Dr. Allie Graham received an award to help support the annual KU Center for Genomics symposia through the American Genetics Association

05/20/2026

Congrats Dr. Collella!