In focus: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

In 1990, Princeton University divided its biology department into two departments: ecology and evolutionary biology and molecular biology. Since then, the ecology and evolutionary biology department has grown to include 18 faculty members, approximately 35 graduate students and about 100 undergraduate concentrators.

The department's offices and laboratories are located in Guyot and Eno halls, but its research often takes students and faculty to field sites in Africa, Asia and parts of North, Central and South America.

Students and faculty tackle a wide range of biological problems, mixing theory and empiricism. Many of the department's research projects are interdisciplinary and have resulted in strong links to the Department of Molecular Biology, the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Program in Science Technology and Environmental Policy in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

The quality of research done in the department creates an exceptional learning environment for undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students. To learn more about research in the department, read the faculty profiles.