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Biology Program

Our innovative curriculum engages students from the start and helps you build the skills needed to succeed in graduate school, professional school or the workforce. Between research labs, internships, study abroad, intensive learning courses and more, you can personalize your biology experience and specialize in what interests you.

  • Plan

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    Our student-first approach engages aspiring scientists to ensure they build essential knowledge and skills. Learn more about our curriculum.

  • Personalize

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    Join a research lab, add a minor, complete an amazing internship, tackle a study away course. Design your own Roanoke experience.

  • Launch

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    Our graduates go on to work in the medical field, in national parks and for cutting-edge companies. Check out the career resources because the world is calling you.

  • Our People

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    Our faculty cultivate curiosity, mentor students to discover their path and inspire through example. Meet our biologists.

  • Our Community

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    Our department and RC's Biology Club put on an array of seminars, trips, events and activities. You are invited to do biology with us!

  • Our Facilities

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    Examining molecules, discovering evolutionary ties, understanding ecological interactions — the world is our lab. Explore where we do biology. 

Events

  • Building the Brain: The Construction Project of a Lifetime

    Join Dr. Anthony LaMantia as he breaks down the biological rules that guide how the human brain is built — and how breaking those rules can result in disorders like autism and schizophrenia.

    Date:
    March 31, 2026
    Time:
    7 - 8 p.m.
    Location:

    Wortmann Ballroom

    Colket Center

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  • Cannabis Through a Pharmacist’s Lens

    Join us for an insightful, evidence-based talk with Sangeeta Nathoo, MSc, MBA, BPharm (Hons), a pharmacist and educator who's helped shape international policies governing medical cannabis.

    Date:
    April 1, 2026
    Time:
    6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
    Location:

    Virtual

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