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Biological Sciences

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The Department of Biological Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare students for careers in biotechnology, medicine, ecology, and other life science fields. In addition to teaching, our professors perform cutting-edge research in fields from neuroscience and molecular evolution to invertebrate systematics and climate change biology.
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The UMass Lowell Edge

The academics are challenging, but the resources to help you succeed are abundant. more >
Nathaniel Royer, ’12

As a biology major I care about medicine, design and politics, so being part of this M2D2 class has been a dream come true. more >
Kreg Kaminski, '15

What happens here is that I can really have a dialogue with students both in the classroom and out. more >
Susan Braunhut

After studying wildlife in Kentucky, I'd absolutely recommend a summer research program to other students. more >
Kacey Hill, '14

I loved the field work. Hands-on work is what I want to do. more >
Brittany Forslind, '14

You can have the best research facilities in the world and still might be missing the essential element to the university experience—the interaction between faculty and students. more >
Thomas B. Shea