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Welcome to the University of Wyoming Zoology & Physiology Department

The Department of Zoology and Physiology is the largest academic department at the University of Wyoming, with 30 faculty FTEs, 350 undergraduate majors, 60 graduate students, and $3,000,000 in extramural research funding yearly.  Three undergraduate degrees are offered: Biology (jointly with Botany); Zoology and Physiology; and Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management.  M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Zoology and Physiology also are offered.  Several departmental faculty also supervise graduate students in several interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs, including Neuroscience, and Ecology. 

The teaching mission ranges from General Biology (inquiries related to General biology program should be directed to the Director, Tel: 307-766-2818 e-mail: mahler@uwyo.edu ), which is taught to more than 1200 students yearly, to advanced courses for graduate students.  The department prides itself on outstanding teaching and service to students at all levels.  The disciplines of faculty and student research range from basic studies of ecosystem function, biogeochemistry, population biology, evolution, organismal biology and cell physiology to applied studies related to human disease, wildlife conservation and environmental toxicology. 

The research tools available to the department include: electron, light, and laser confocal microscopy; geographic information systems; analytical chemistry; DNA genotyping and sequencing; and state-of-the-art physiological instrumentation.  The department cooperates with various natural resource agencies in studies related to conservation or management.  It hosts the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.

 

 

 

 

University of Wyoming Biological Sciences Building