Through the activities of the Williams College Biology Department, students and faculty explore the nature of life processes and the place of humanity in the natural world.

The scope of our interests is broad, extending from molecular biology and biochemistry through cell biology, physiology, neurobiology and behavior, to evolutionary biology and ecology.

We strive to provide an environment, within the classroom and within the laboratory, that allows us to experience the excitement of this actively changing discipline. From the first biology course they take through the last, students learn to appreciate the unanswered questions and to devise ways to approach such questions independently.

Moreover, they gain a greater appreciation for the beauty and intricacy of the living world.

The context of the Biology major within the Williams College liberal arts experience creates a potent intellectual mix that equips our majors for success in many different areas after graduation-graduate school; medical, dental, or veterinary school; teaching; writing; research; public policy; finance; to name a few.