Warmest greetings from the School of Biology and Ecology!
It has been a busy and productive year for SBE faculty, staff, and students.
Welcome from Chris Cronan, Director of the School of Biology and Ecology.
School of Biology and Ecology sophomore Christie Edwards traveled to La Romona, Dominican Republic last summer to study medicine alongside several US doctors and nurses as part of an effort to promote global health in poor communities. Edwards’ passion for … Continue reading
University of Maine zoology Professor Mary S. Tyler has won the 2011 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize from the Society of Developmental Biology. Tyler’s research in developmental biology includes the area of genetic controls and tissue interactions during embryonic development, … Continue reading
The Gulf of Maine serves as a major songbird migration route for birds making the journey from Canada to South America to escape our long, cold winter season. Rebecca Holberton, Associate Professor of Biology at UMaine, and UMaine Graduate Student … Continue reading
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The School of Biology and Ecology was formed in 2007 as a central home for research and teaching programs in organismal biology and ecology at the University of Maine. Our programs span biology in both scale (cellular to global) and discipline (developmental biology to ecology and biogeochemistry).
The School of Biology and Ecology serves the following goals:
Goal 1: Enhance Integrative Studies in Biology; Goal 2: Serve a Central Mission of Biology: the Study of Organisms; Goal 3: Serve as a Center of Excellence in Ecology.Click here to read more about the school of Biology and Ecology.
