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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!  

Connect with OUB advisors

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.

Schedule an appointment

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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Biological sciences news

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News

AI reveals scale of eelgrass vulnerability to warming, disease

A combination of ecological field methods and AI has helped an interdisciplinary research group detect eelgrass wasting disease from San Diego to southern Alaska, and determine that it’s caused by warmer-than-normal water temperatures.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Biology
  • Climate Change
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News

New alga species named for poet Amanda Gorman

After many rounds of brainstorming, the lab group found inspiration during President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, when Gorman read her poem, “The Hill We Climb.”

  • Boyce Thompson Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Organisms
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News

Amazon River freshwater fish show signs of overexploitation

As the cherished rainforest in South America’s Amazon River region continues to shrink, the river itself now presents evidence of other dangers: the overexploitation of freshwater fish.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Natural Resources and the Environment