Whether you’re preparing for a career in healthcare, conservation, or biotech, biology students benefit from experiences in our state-of-the-art labs in the Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences, the 500+ acre North Woods, and world-class STEM facilities.
Our curriculum challenges you to understand life at every scale. Foundational coursework explores fundamental molecular and cellular processes, structure-function relationships, behavior and ecology, and evolutionary patterns. Majors pursue specialized concentrations while benefiting from a dynamic liberal arts education. Many also follow a pre-health track.
At Skidmore, students present at conferences, publish research, and study ecosystems around the world. You'll graduate with the kind of experiences that set you apart. Here are a just a few examples of faculty-student co-authored research publications and presentations, as well as approved biology study abroad programs:
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Whether you're headed to a hospital, a research lab, or a field station, your Skidmore experience sets you up for real impact and real opportunity.
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Skidmore’s McGraw Microscopy Imaging Center gives students access to an impressive collection of microscopes rivaling major research institutions.
Office
Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 310
518-580-5070
Administration
Chair Patricia Hilleren
Associate Professor of Biology
phillere@skidmore.edu
Associate Chair Sylvia Franke McDevitt Associate Professor of Biology
sfranke@skidmore.edu