The biology department is closely affiliated with the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, housed in the same complex. The department is housed in Shanklin Laboratory and Hall-Atwater Laboratories. Various specialized facilities include animal rooms, a computer-regulated greenhouse, NRM equipment, and a microscope and imaging facility that includes electron and confocal microscopes. University computer facilities are available for teaching and research purposes, and a departmental computer room is available for graduate student use. All students in good standing in the program are provided an annual stipend in the form of a research fellowship or teaching assistantship.
All summer stipends are research fellowships, free of teaching duties.
To this is added free tuition. If fewer than twelve months are spent in residence, the stipend and allowances are adjusted accordingly. Since all graduate degree candidates hold fellowships or assistantships and the tuition and fees are waived, the only academic costs to students are books and other educational materials and thesis expenses. For married students, the costs would be greater, but a dependency allowance is available for those who qualify. Both University accommodations and privately owned housing are available.