Welcome to The Department of Biology at the University of Virginia.  We have an exceptional breadth of cutting edge research and educational opportunities.  Our internationally recognized faculty and staff nurture a vibrant learning and research environment, which help our graduates access the manifold career opportunities in many emerging disciplines within the life sciences.  With the hiring of new faculty, a move to a state of the art research building (Fall 2011), and the fastest growing undergraduate major here at UVa, we are poised to strengthen an already extraordinary department. 

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Cheers,
Doug Taylor, Chairman of the Department of Biology

 "We are at the very beginning of time for the human race.  It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems.  But there are tens of thousands of years in the future.  Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on."

 -Richard Feynman