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Biology Student Nicole Steel Published in The Classic Journal

The faculty and staff of the Division of Biological Sciences offer congratulations to Nicole Steel for the following publication in Issue 5.1 of The Classic Journal: "The Effect of Macromolecules on the Movement of The American cockroa

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Biology Student Adele Bloodworth Published in The Classic

Please join us in congratulating Honors Biology student Adele Bloodworth on the publication of her essay "Conglobation of Armadillidium vulgare as a Behavioral Adaptation for Thermoregulation" in Issue 5.1 of The Classic Jour


BSURF Award Suspended Summer 2020

Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent change to university activities during the summer of 2020, the BSURF Award (Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Fellowship) has been suspended for this year.

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UGA Biology Student Kelsey Nocilla Published in The Classic Journals's Latest Issue Nov. 2019

Kelsey Nocilla, a biology major at the University of Georgia, joins other students in Genetics, Philosophy, English, and History in having their work published in Mutation & Mayhem, Volume 4, Issue 2 of 

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Congratulations to Dr. Paula Lemons!

Professor Paula Lemons Receives Presidential Early Career Award

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Undergraduate Research in Biology

Undergraduates majoring in biology have the opportunity to enhance their learning through direct participation in research and scholarship. At UGA, these opportunities enable undergraduates to participate in ground-breaking research, often as part of a team of graduate students and faculty. In fact, many students can earn academic credit while working under an experienced faculty mentor by taking BIOL 4960R or working directly with the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO). The Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Fellowship (BSURF) has been established to support undergraduate research opportunities in the Division of Biological Sciences within the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The Fellowship provides financial assistance to students who have not had an opportunity to participate in a mentored research experience (paid, volunteer, or for credit) since matriculating to the University of Georgia.