Professor Miranda’s Microbiology course shifts gears this fall to focus on COVID-19.
Barnard College News
In celebration of National Honey Bee Day (August 15), Professor Jonathan Snow chats with two mentees about the art of Barnard beekeeping, their buzziest facts, and more.
In Callahan’s “Healthier Lives” biology course, students will tackle academic work at the intersection of COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and the climate crisis.
Three Beckman Scholars share their passion for STEM, Barnard mentors, and whether the pandemic has shifted their research focus.
After a seven-year campus residency, the famously smelly plant — standing more than 5 feet tall — is finally opening up.
From biology to psychology, Barnard leadership and faculty share their expertise on how best to cope during the current crisis.
A smartphone based program can detect spores in honey bees that are believed to be a factor in their decline.
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Biology Hilary Callahan and Greenhouse Coordinator Nicholas Gershberg discuss what makes the greenhouse one of the most unusual rooftop gardens in the city.
To celebrate National Pollinator Week, Barnard highlights the leading research of Professor Jon Snow to protect honey bees
A new study authored by John Glendinning, the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Biology, along with Ana Paula Morales Allende (’15) and Joyce Tang (’17) suggests that fetal alcohol exposure (FAE) reduces the taste system’s responsiveness to the bitter flavor and burning sensation of many varieties of alcoholic beverages.
Prof. John Glendinning discusses the importance of taste cells and how they impact insulin release.
Jennifer Mansfield, associate professor of biology, coauthored an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on a study identifying the microRNA essential to the development of vertebrae.