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College of Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences

Beyond Basic Biology

Our department redefines multidisciplinary when it comes to our educational and research opportunities. Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Paleontology, and Toxicology encompass only a few of the exciting areas in which our faculty and students are impacting global scientific challenges.

Interested in Biology? You’ve come to the right place!

The Department of Biological Sciences is one of the largest academic units at NC State with over 2000 undergraduate majors, 100 graduate students, and ~70 faculty in diverse disciplines from genetics to paleobiology.

December 2024 Graduation

Please join us for the Biological Sciences department graduation on Thursday, December 12 at 3:00pm.


William Neal Reynolds Coliseum
2411 Dunn Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA

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Enriching the Student Experience Beyond the Classroom and Campus

Because so much critical learning occurs outside of the classroom, we have partnerships with communities and institutions across the state and are expanding our study abroad offerings to provide exciting opportunities for exploration, research, and engagement.

Upcoming Events

All Events
Nov 25

Monday1:30 PM

GGA Seminar Series
Nov 26

Tuesday4:00 PM

TOX 801 – Seminar
Nov 27

Wednesday11:00 AM

Thanksgiving Break

BioSci and NC State – a national hub for Environmental Health Sciences research

We are one of very few institutions to support several major Centers funded by the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve understanding about chemical exposures in the environment, their health impacts, and prevention.

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news

Faculty member Tal Ben-Horin and graduate student Zakir Bulmer prepare their gear for a scuba diving excursion

October 08, 2024

NC State on the Coast

On a breezy September day, doctoral student Zakir Bulmer sits on the edge of a boat on the Pamlico Sound and allows himself to fall backwards into the water. He’s spending the day scuba diving at different sites across the sound with his advisor, Tal Ben-Horin, an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences. …

August 29, 2024

This Tiny Backyard Bug Does the Fastest Backflips on Earth

The globular springtail can leap 60 times its body length and spin at a rate of 368 rotations per second.
An artistic rendering of a pair of dinosaurs walking through a cave toward a swamp.

August 26, 2024

Discovering Dinosaurs

Researchers teamed up with paleontologists at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences to find fossils belonging to a species of dinosaur that had never been discovered before.

Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions

BioSci Associate Department Head Dr. Jane Lubischer and Associate Professor of Teaching Dr. Melissa Ramirez were part of a team who created the Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions online course, which introduces incoming students to the history, biology and societal impacts of pandemics like COVID-19 and how NC State faculty in many different areas are contributing to solutions.

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NC State Leading New Collaborative Grant to Study Immune Receptors

The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year $1.5 million award to an interdisciplinary, interinstitutional team of researchers from NC State, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The grant includes a $645,180 award for NC State. 

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The Community Builder

Under the leadership of Carolyn Mattingly, one of NC State’s largest academic departments became more unified.

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