The Biology and Psychology departments are excited to co-host Nathan Lents, PhD, author and professor of Biology at John Jay College of Criminology at City University of New York (CUNY). (Read More)
Biology Department
What can we learn from “hangry” worms? (Feb. 29)
Join UP Biology Professor Molly Matty for a presentation about nematode worms, hunger, and why the behavioral changes of being “hangry” may be influenced by our gut microbiome more than we realize. (Read More).
Love and Biology (Feb. 10)
Grab your loved ones and join us for a humorous presentation about love from University of Portland Biology professors. Learn about the microbiology of attraction, the secret of human heart-shaped bums, the craziest courtship displays in the animal kingdom, and more! All donations go to support educational experiences for students. (Read more).
SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference comes to Portland (Oct 26-28)
The NDiSTEM Conference is a broadly inclusive space where you are encouraged and empowered to bring your whole self to STEM. It is the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country.
UP Students to Study Immune Responses to Prostate Cancer
University of Portland students, under the guidance of UP Biology Professor Susan Murray, PhD, will research the role of sex hormones in immune responses to prostate cancer through a $404,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). UP’s first NIH grant award is in collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University. In a three-year […]
Student Research Stresses Real Discovery, Knowledge
Students in all sections of Ami Ahern-Rindell’s Genetics Lab course presented a Research Poster Symposium on Tuesday, December 8. Posters were presented to fellow students guests including University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C.; Tom Greene, provost; CAS dean Michael Andrews, acting assistant provost Lauretta Frederking, and Dan McGinty, director of the Dundon-Berchtold Institute. The […]
A Big Thank You To All
The Department of Biology would like to thank everyone who took time out of their schedules this summer to write letters of recommendation for students applying for graduate programs in medicine, dentistry, optometry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant programs, pharmacy, and more. The biology program had a record application year with over 50 applications […]
David Alexander, 1957-2013
Biology professor David Alexander passed away on the evening of May 23, after a long battle with cancer. He had served the University community since 1995 by teaching classes and working on a number of campus committees. He was well known as the advisor to many University of Portland students who went on to medical […]