Hope College Biology

Students in Sensory Ecology study how sounds propagate differently in more urban and rural locations! This group is investigating how squirrels communicate in winter conditions.

Join us for Dr. Jennifer Ison's seminar this Friday at 3pm!

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Ronald on her tenure & promotion to Associate Professor of Biology!

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Calvo on her tenure & promotion to Associate Professor of Biology and Neuroscience!

Join us for Dr. Irene Salinas' seminar this Friday at 3pm!

Hope College's award for service to the academic program was given to Emily Kindervater-Murphy and Andy Hawk in recognition of all they do behind the scenes to keep the biology and chemistry departments functioning, introductory classes running, and research safe. Congrats!🧡💙

Happy Holidays from our friends in the Van Kley Museum🎄

The VanKley Museum's Holiday De-Stress event was a success! Students were able to unwind with crafts and coloring while also learning about the animals in the museum.

The animal care team had a holiday party where they decorated Christmas cookies 🎄🍪

Students in Dr. Blake-Mahmud's Ecology course explore population growth and competition by creating microcosms of species common to the Lake Macatawa watershed - duckweed!

Come de-stress in the VanKley Museum next Monday, December 8th, from 6-8pm!

The semester is coming to an end soon! Submit content for the biology department's fall semester newsletter using this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Students in Organisms and Environments for 3rd-6th Grade Teacher Candidates went on a plant scavenger hunt in the greenhouse 🌱 Craig, the greenhouse supervisor, helped choose plants from four different biomes for the hunt.

Join us for the last seminar of the semester this Friday at 4pm in Winants!

Students in Introductory Biology lab are learning about the effects of temperature on reproduction (population size), physiology and behavior using a model organism, beetles.

Davi Zola de Araujo was one of five students selected to give an oral presentation at WMRUGS this past weekend!

Brigit Foley and Meghan Marlette presented their research at WMRUGS this past weekend!

Join us for Dr. Tim Van Deelen's seminar this Friday at 3pm!

Dr. Kelly Ronald is giving a talk at the Holland Audubon meeting on Tuesday, November 11, at 7:00pm at Hope Church. This event is free to the public.

Join us for Dr. Emily Lavering's seminar this Friday at 3pm!