The Department of Biology studies life at all levels from molecules to the biosphere to understand the evolution, structure, maintenance and dynamics of biological systems. Our teaching and research provide the integrative and conceptual foundations of the life sciences.

Seminars

Location: 211 Bartram Hall
Time: Tuesdays at 3:30

Thu, Jun 20, 2013
Speaker: Trevor Caughlin, PhD exit seminar
Seeds move, but trees stand still: spatial population dynamics in tropical trees
Host: Levy
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Better data needed in determining sea turtle population trends
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sea turtle populations may be increasing — or decreasing — but by using the most common method of simply counting nests or nesting females there is no way to know for sure, a University of Florida research team reports in the journal PLOS ONE today. The study suggests that at least some of the optimism regarding sea turtle population trends in recent years may have been premature. [more...]

REDD+ and Climate Change Adaptation Working Group
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA REDD+ and Climate Change Adaptation Working Group Using Agent-Based Models to Design REDD+ Policies: A Two-Day Workshop WHAT: The University of Florida REDD+ Working Group is excited to announce a two-day workshop ( 25-26 April 2013) to develop agent-based models to appraise drivers of deforestation and degradation and thus to design REDD+ policies. The workshop will provide participants with practical opportunities to render the design processes and potential outcomes of REDD+ interventions into agent-based REDD+ policy tools. [more...]

JACK PUTZ INDUCTED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA’S ACADEMY OF DISTINGUISHED TEACHING SCHOLARS
Each year the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars honors University of Florida’s exceptional teaching and scholarship accomplishments by inducting into its membership faculty members who have demonstrated sustained innovation and commitment in both areas. Jack was selected based on strong evidence of the integration of superior teaching and research and a record of distinguished scholarly accomplishment that has garnered national and international recognition. Congratulations, Jack! [more...]

Jose Miguel Ponciano awarded $1.25 million from the National Institutes of Health
Congratulations to Jose Miguel Ponciano, who was awarded a 4-year grant from the NIH to study the diversity and stability of microbial communities. The long-term goal of this work is to identify the fundamental biological processes responsible for the complex microbial community dynamics of the vaginal microbiome, and the mechanisms that lead to community type shifts. [more...]

UF Eminent Scholar Bob Holt publishes a new book!
Congratulations to Bob Holt, whose new book “Trait-mediated Indirect Interactions" was just published by Cambridge University Press. [more...]