Many of the critical problems that the world faces, which challenge values and beliefs, can best be understood with a knowledge of biological principles. Accordingly, the mission of the Department of Biology is to give our students an appreciation of the methods, potentials, achievements, and limitations of the biological sciences, and to instill in them the intellectual and ethical skills to use this information effectively. To accomplish this, the Department provides a combination of required and elective courses in biology consistent with a liberal education and maintains a tradition of strong support for independent study and undergraduate research. The faculty members of the Department of Biology recognize their responsibility to teach the values that are important to the process of free inquiry, the foundation of our discipline.
Facilities
Contacts:
Leo Engineering Building, 4th Floor
phone: (718) 862-7266
fax: (718) 862-7946
