Freeing You from Unrewarding Tasks
In which ways and in which contexts can advances in technology improve the quality of human lives? Learn with psychologist Marlena Fraune’13.
moreBuild scientific creativity. Design experiments and answer real-world questions.
Biology students become engaged citizens of the world by applying biological principles and methods to real world problems.
Beloit biology students have many opportunities during their education to get their hands dirty, and after graduation, many alumni go on to careers that make an impact in the world around them.
Explore the possibilities
- Clone a gene. Be the first person in the world to discover and publish its sequence.
- Test water quality. Collect water samples from the Rock River Lagoon.
- Make kimchi. Discover how well different recipes encourage fermentation.
- Program a robot. Compare brains and computers.
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Read more about biology degree requirements and course offerings.
Do you want more information about studying Biology at Beloit? Contact Professor Amy Briggs, Chair of
the Department of Biology.
Skeletons and Tuberculosis: analyzing bioarcheological remains for element marker IS6110
Biochemistry major and religious studies minor, Ian Jacobs ’22, worked with Helen Werner this summer as part of the Pakula Biomedical Fellowship Summer Research program. His research pertained to osteological lesions and mycobacterium tuberculosis in archaeological remains
in relation to their burial conditions.