Department of

Biology


Biology is not a spectator sport. At Beloit you’ll do more than learn about biology—you’ll do what biologists do.

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Biology

Build scientific creativity. Design experiments and answer real-world questions.

Biology students become engaged citizens of the world by applying biological principles and methods to real world problems.

Beloit biology students have manyopportunities during their educationto get their hands dirty, and after graduation,许多校友继续职业生涯that make an impact in the world around them.

Explore the possibilities

  • Clone a gene.Be the first person in the world to discover and publish its sequence.
  • Test water quality.Collect water samples from the Rock River Lagoon.
  • Make kimchi.Discover how well different recipes encourage fermentation.
  • Program a robot.Compare brains and computers.

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Read more aboutbiology degree requirementsand课程.

Do you want more information about studying Biology at Beloit? ContactProfessor Amy Briggs, Chair of
the Department of Biology.

Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
Biology News

Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

Beloit faculty and students are contributing to much needed research aimed at fighting antibiotic resistance.

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Five tenure-track professors join college for 2022-23

The college welcomes tenure-track professors Jason Alley, Allan Farrell, Gana Ndiaye, Kevin Smith, and Helen Werner for the 2022-23 academic year.

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Student Ian Jacobs ’22, Biochemistry major and Religious Studies minor

Skeletons and Tuberculosis: analyzing bioarcheological remains for element marker IS6110

Biochemistry major and religious studies minor, Ian Jacobs ’22, worked with Helen Werner this summer as part of the Pakula Biomedical Fellowship Summer Research program. His research pertained to osteological…

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