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Microbiologist Rebecca Vega Thurber has pioneered research aimed at protecting marine biodiversity with a special focus on highly endangered coral reefs.

The Microbiology Student Association Research Symposium will be held on April 8, 2017, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Microbiologist Andrew Thurber has co-authored a study which warns the deep ocean floor may face starvation and sweeping ecological change by the year 2100.

Four doctoral students in the College of Science are among the 27 scientists and engineers selected as 2016 ARCS Foundation Scholars by the Portland chapter.

Stephen Giovannoni was part of an international team that discovered two phytoplankton groups in warm waters around the world, which may important in future ocean ecosystems.

Head of the Microbiology Department Jerri Bartholomew recently received the American Fisheries Society S.F Snieszko Distinguished Service Award

Clouds that form at sea are key to regulating atmospheric temperatures, and scientists now understand more of the chemistry involved.

A new study by microbiologist Steve Giovannoni finds that one of the most abundant plankton in our oceans are pumping out massive amounts of sulfur gases that play important roles in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Microbiology doctoral student Stephanie Rosales will spend two months in Nepal on an NSF Graduate Research Internship Program (GRIP).

New insect species, breakthrough in ALS research, big ideas in ocean protection and more...

The College of Science has an extensive research portfolio that is globally recognized, providing our students enriching and life-changing experiences.

A parasitic bacterium saps energy from corals.