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  1. A green and black damselfly is held carefully by its wing.

    New Science Division Members Enthrall During “Lightning Talks”

    Feb 01, 2024
    Grinnellians got a taste of their colleagues’ research during the first in a series of New Faculty/Staff Lightning Talks on Tuesday.
  2. A woman with blond hair and in a black shirt stands in front of a large window and smiles.

    From French Table to the Lab

    Nov 09, 2023
    Emma Luhmann ’18 and the unique alumni connection that kickstarted her research career
  3. Crys kneels on the beach next to a large turtle.

    Watson Fellow Crys Moosman ’21 Shares Lessons in Conservation

    Nov 02, 2023
    After a year of travel through six countries, Crys Moosman ’21 returned to Grinnell to share what they learned during their Watson Fellowship journey.
  4. Idelle Cooper and her students walk through a stream with nets to catch insects

    Evolution, Art, and the Jewelwing Damselfly

    Oct 23, 2023
    Associate Professor of Biology Idelle Cooper ’01 found herself back at Grinnell this fall — this time as a faculty member in the Department of Biology.
  5. Adriane pipettes a solution into a small plastic test tube.

    The Unlikelihood of an “Eureka Moment”

    Oct 23, 2023
    "You just can’t have results be the daily thing that’s keeping you going," Adriane Thompson ’24 learned during summer MAP research with Ben DeRidder, professor of biology.
  6. Two students in a biology lab, one of who is wearing a Grinnell College t-shirt

    We’re Hiring!

    Aug 11, 2023
    The Grinnell College Department of Biology is seeking to hire a colleague with research and teaching expertise in bioinformatics or computational biology.
  7. flowers looking up towards sky

    Grinnell Professors Awarded $20,000 AALAC Workshop Grant

    Jun 23, 2023
    Grinnell College Professors Leslie Gregg-Jolly (Biology) and Katya Gibel Mevorach (Anthropology and American studies), along with Phoebe Lostroh ’94 (Associate Professor, Molecular Biology) from Colorado College, have been awarded a prestigious workshop grant of $20,000 from the Alliance to Advance Liberal Arts Colleges (AALAC).
  8. A woman in full protective gear holds up a small plastic saliva collection tube. She gestures with the tube as she speaks through a plexiglass window.

    Doane Chilcoat ’93: The Pivot From Crops to COVID Tests

    Jun 12, 2023
    As Iowa struggled to access COVID-19 PCR tests, Chilcoat ’93 and his team at Corteva Agriscience stepped up to play a pivotal role.
  9. A small white flower blooms on the forest floor, among decaying leaves and sprouting plants.

    An Afternoon with Organisms, Evolution, & Ecology

    May 25, 2023
    Tag along with biology students as they identify spring ephemeral wildflowers at the College’s Conard Environmental Research Area.
  10. A woman in a beige, wide-brim hat holds a pair of binoculars to her eyes and gazes off camera. Behind her, leafless trees are backed by a blue, cloudy sky.

    Inquiry-Led: The Birds

    Mar 23, 2023
    Anika Jane Beamer ’22, science writing fellow, sets out to get to know the turkey vultures that call Grinnell College home.

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