{"id":173,"date":"2018-06-28T15:51:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T15:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/biology\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2025-12-08T17:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:04:38","slug":"173-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/01\/department-1.mp4\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" loop=\"loop\" muted=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"><\/video><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>WCSU ranked No. 1 in Connecticut for OVERALL VALUE<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctinsider.com\/news\/education\/article\/ct-best-value-colleges-study-rankings-19985616.php\">(read article here)<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"pl-173\" class=\"panel-layout\">\r\n<div id=\"pg-173-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\r\n<div id=\"pgc-173-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\r\n<div id=\"panel-173-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-layout-slider panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;mobile_margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;disable_widget&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;disable_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;disable_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;disable_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"panel-173-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;disable_widget&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;disable_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;disable_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;disable_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\r\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\r\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\r\n<table style=\"height: 10px;width: 93.1611%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"25\" cellpadding=\"25\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 123.2px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 29.0297%;height: 10px;vertical-align: top\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #333333\"><span style=\"color: #000080;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Biology Office:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Sci Bldg 220<br \/>Dept Secretary<br \/>Eliamar Gonzalez<br \/>203-837-8791 or by <a href=\"mailto:gonzalezel@wcsu.edu\">e-mail<\/a>.<\/span>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Biology Co-Chairs<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Neeta Connally\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>203-837-8749 or by <a href=\"connallyn@wcsu.edu\">e-mail.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Michelle Monette<\/p>\r\n<p>203-837-9894 or by <a href=\"monettem@wcsu.edu\">e-mail.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000080;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Follow us on social media:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCSUBio\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-624\" src=\"\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/Facebook_logo_small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wcsubiology\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-890\" src=\"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/instagramicon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<figure><\/figure>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 1.96568%;height: 10px;text-align: center\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 70.2182%;height: 10px;text-align: center\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u00a0Welcome to the Department of Biology!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">We are a community of scholars and teachers and students committed to learn, research, and collaborate across a spectrum of disciplines in the life sciences.\u00a0 Our undergraduate and graduate students go on to careers ranging from teaching, biotech, medicine, and environmental conservation, to name a few. Become a part of our exciting program today!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"title wcsu-page-title\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div>\r\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/success-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2025\/12\/Dora-Pinou-at-the-Caves-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Theodora Pinou in the Bahamas.\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/success-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2025\/12\/Dora-Pinou-on-boat-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Theodora Pinou on Candlewood Lake.\" width=\"313\" height=\"223\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Success Story:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"title wcsu-page-title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/success-stories\/2025\/12\/02\/never-one-to-sit-still-dr-theodora-pinou-has-been-globe-trotting-with-the-goal-to-document-biodiversity-and-instill-a-love-of-stem-in-students\/\">Never one to sit still, Dr. Theodora Pinou has been globe-trotting with the goal to document biodiversity and instill a love of STEM in students. <\/a><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"title wcsu-page-title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/success-stories\/2025\/12\/02\/never-one-to-sit-still-dr-theodora-pinou-has-been-globe-trotting-with-the-goal-to-document-biodiversity-and-instill-a-love-of-stem-in-students\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">(click here to read article)<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wcsu.tfaforms.net\/217799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>M.S. IBD Fast Track Application<\/strong> for Current Students and Alumni\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d44a6ca88597a29b37e158f367c4c69\" style=\"color: #000080;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold\">Biology is Alive<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WCSU: Biology Alive | 2022\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-T_ouBZ8m8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9c133ef58163df21f9afb2696c5d3fc0\" style=\"color: #000080;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold\">Biology Goes Climate<\/h3>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biology Goes Climate\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/931490934?h=fe6e317c93&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio biology-vimeo\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"panel-173-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;disable_widget&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;disable_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;disable_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;disable_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\r\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\r\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\"><hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><b>As a part of the WCSU community, you may enjoy a complimentary membership to BioCT.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Click the image below to Join a dynamic community of stakeholders committed to Connecticut\u2019s bioscience industry.<\/p>\r\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bioct.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/03\/logo_bioct_v2-2.svg\" alt=\"BioCT\" width=\"587\" height=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WCSU ranked No. 1 in Connecticut for OVERALL VALUE (read article here) \u00a0 Biology Office:Sci Bldg 220Dept SecretaryEliamar Gonzalez203-837-8791 or by e-mail. 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