Emma S. Esterman, Class of 2020 valedictorian, biology major and environmental studies minor, research scholar, violinist, gardener, photographer, children's book author, and the Biology department pumpkin-rolling champion gave the valedictory speech to her graduating class on Sunday, June 14th.
Emma is one of six Dartmouth valedictorians this year. In introduction to Emma’s...
[more]The Biology Department congratulates all members of the graduating Class of 2020!
We are proud of the hard work that our students have done during their time at Dartmouth. We wish each of you all the best and we look forward to hearing from you about all of the exciting new adventures you pursue over the coming years!
Congratulations to our Ph.D. recipients:
Dr. Jingxuan Lei Cui from Prof. Lee Lynd's lab
Dr. Rebecca Finger from...
[more]Life Sciences Symposium - Biological Insights through OMICS - October 2019
Science and Culture of Fermentation Symposium - August 2019
Neuroscience Day - April 2019
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[more]Eric Schaller was a Science Cafe-Concord panelist on the topic of “The Past, Present, and Future of Science Fiction.” The panel was organized by David Brooks of the Concord Monitor and also featured Larry Beemer from the Univ. New Hampshire and Aidan Sonia-Bolduc of the Concord and Hooksett public libraries. ConcordNHTV has made a video of the event available here (...
[more]The work of Mary Lou Guerinot and her colleagues in unraveling how plants accumulate iron and respond to its deficiency was featured in an article in the Valley News (https://www.vnews.com/Dartmouth-Researchers-Find-Gene-Key-to-Regulating-Iron-Absorption-in-Plants-31219089). This news article was inspired by research recently published by Guerinot...
[more]Professor Kathy Cottingham has been named as a Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Prof. Cottingham who is a Professor of Biological Sciences and the editor-in-chief of the Ecological Society of America's journal Ecology. Prof. Cottingham was recognized for her "distinguished contributions to the fields of limnology and ecosystem science, and for applications of those basic science...
[more]Zhishan "Coco" Chu '21 has been awarded the Biology Department's Frances L. Town Prize. The faculty selected Coco based on her academic excellence in her biology coursework. Congratulations Coco!
The Francis L. Town Scientific Prize
Each department of scientific study at Dartmouth awards the Town Prize to one meritorious and deserving student at the end of the sophomore year. This prize was established by the bequest of Francis L. Town, a member of the...
[more]Professor Caitlin Hicks Pries has received the Biogeosciences Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award from the European Geosciences Union. The awards from the EGU honors scientists "for their important contributions to the Earth, planetary and space sciences."*
Congratulations, Caitlin!
To read the EGU news release, please go to this link: ...
[more]Congratulations to Biology majors Emma Esterman '20 and Courtney Stump '20 on their induction into Dartmouth's Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa! Dartmouth Phi Beta Kappa inductees must have one of the top twenty cummulative grade point averages after completing eight terms of study at Dartmouth.
To read the Dartmouth News article about the awards please go to the following link: https://...
[more]Professor Kathy Cottingham has been named editor-in-chief of the Ecological Society of America's journal, Ecology. The journal will celebrate its 100th year next year. Kudos to Professor Cottingham on this prestigious appointment!