The objectives of the Department of Biology are to help students better understand themselves and the living things around them, to develop a scholarly approach to the study and evaluation of scientific information, and to prepare for careers in biology, medicine and environmental sciences. The Department is committed to providing students with research opportunities intended to result in poster presentations at scientific meetings and/or publications in peer-reviewed journals. The faculty offers mentoring and collaboration to qualified, highly motivated students who seek research opportunities in faculty laboratories. Interested students are encouraged to discuss research opportunities with individual faculty members.