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Biological Sciences

The Office of Undergraduate Biology is home to the biological sciences major at Cornell.

The OUB is home to the biological sciences major at Cornell. The OUB (216 Stimson) is open Monday through Thursday 8:30-4:00 and Friday 8:30-3:30 ET. Please see below for information about appointments and drop-ins with OUB advisors.  Please call 607-255-5233, email bioadvising [at] cornell.edu, stop by 216 Stimson Hall, or reach out to individual staff any time or if you are having trouble connecting for an appointment or drop-ins...or if you have any questions.

We are deeply committed to being accessible and providing a high level of support and guidance to all students interested in or currently affiliated with the biological sciences major and students who are not in the major but are interested in incorporating the study of biology into their undergraduate experience. The OUB advisors are eager to connect with you!  

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Summer 2022 appointments

** When scheduling an appointment, please find the Office of Undergraduate Biology listed under the "More" tab on the Appointment Scheduler page.

If the available appointment times do not fit your schedule, email bioadvising [at] cornell.edu. We are happy to accommodate you at other times, including early morning and evening appointment times when requested.

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Meet with a student advisor

Student advisor office hours will resume during the fall semester.

Zoom drop-ins

Zoom drop-ins will resume for the fall semester.

Contact OUB

OUB staff can be reached via bioadvising [at] cornell.edu or phone 607-255-5233.

Biological Sciences Senior Recognition Ceremony

View the 2022 Biological Sciences Senior Recognition Ceremony

View the Biological Sciences Senior Recognition Ceremony

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Daniel Kim ’23: Underwater research at Shoals Marine Lab
During summer 2022, Daniel Kim ’23, a biological sciences major with a marine biology minor, took a course in underwater research at Shoals Marine Laboratory, a remote field station located on Appledore Island, Maine, that is jointly operated by...
  • Shoals Marine Laboratory
  • Office of Undergraduate Biology
  • Organisms
Cornell University Insect Collection samples of the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), which in 2017 was named an endangered species and is believed no longer present in New York.

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Conservation survey finds native NYS pollinators at risk

A New York state survey, supported by Cornell bee experts, finds that more than half of important native pollinators may be at risk of disappearing from the state – potentially threatening crops, wildflowers and insect diversity.

  • Department of Entomology
  • Entomology
  • Pollinators
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Look before you leap: Study provides safety guidelines for diving

New research in biomechanics measures the impact of head-first, hand-first and feet-first diving and the likelihood of injury at different diving heights.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Biology
  • Health + Nutrition