Biology Department

Biology helps us understand ourselves, other species, and our place in the earth's ecology, and what life is and how it functions.
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Biology is the study of living organisms. In order to understand ourselves, other species, and our place in the earth's ecology, we need to understand what life is and how it functions.

In the 21st century, we have come to understand life at the molecular and cellular level to the point we can forever change life on earth. Advances in genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics will revolutionize health care, the food we eat, improve our environment, and if we choose to, alter human life itself. We are also learning about the effects our species has on other species and the earth’s environment. 

Seven Students Attend Experimental Biology 2019

“Anyone can contribute to the larger project: understanding life.”
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New year begins with additions to STEM undergraduate programs

Current and prospective STEM students at UW-Stout have one new and one expanded undergraduate program to choose from as the 2018-2019 academic year begins.
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Science, Engineering & Math


Science, Engineering & Math

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Total package: Students earn two firsts, third in international sustainability challenges Featured Image

Total package: Students earn two firsts, third in international sustainability challenges

Two questions were at top of mind when three teams of UW-Stout students entered two international, industry-sponsored packaging competitions,
UW-Stout students team up with local children to design toys, give city ash trees new life Featured Image

UW-Stout students team up with local children to design toys, give city ash trees new life

Collaboration with St. Paul’s School, City of Menomonie also will connect with community in three-year project
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PHOTO ESSAY: Skeletons in the Closet

Discovery what Applied Biochem & Molecular Biology; Applied Science; Dietetics; and Health, Wellness & Fitness students do on day one in Anatomy and Physiology.
Our program is close-knit. I got to know my professors and my peers.
Mai Lia Vang B.S. Environmental Science
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