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Biology LEAD Program has officially started with the first group of students. 

Biology Publications from September 2026

Jeff Podos, a Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and his former graduate student João C.T. Menezes may have found the two loudest birds in the world. 

Jeff Podos, Professor, was named as one of the 2026/2027 Distinguished Faculty Lectures.

Collaborative work between Maria Stager (Assistant Professor, Biology) and Nate Senner (Associate Professor, Environmental Conservation) on shorebird migration highlighted in New Yorker magazine

Paul Katz, a Professor in the Biology Department as well as the current chair, has been awarded a 4-year grant to study sea slug neurons. 

Three Biology Professors, a Computer Science Professor, and a Public Health Professor were awarded a multimillion dollar grant to enhance four labs on campus. 

Biology publications from July-August 2026

The second edition of Norman Johnson's book is set to release later this month.