In the September 1995 survey of graduate programs by the National Research Council, UC Davis was placed fifth in the nation for ecology, evolution and behavior. UC Davis is particularly strong in the biological sciences. This wealth of expertise greatly facilitates graduate education in biology.
Students have access to a wide range of courses and can consult with experts in almost any area.
There are currently 37 faculty members in the Population Biology Graduate Group, with specialties from molecular population genetics to community ecology and ant systematics. All faculty members of the Population Biology Graduate Group are also members of the Center for Population Biology. The faculty host many sabbatical and research visitors each year. There are two weekly seminar series in population biology. The Thursday Ecology and Evolution series features well known speakers from off-campus, whereas the Tuesday Population Biology series consists of informal talks by Center faculty, postdocs and graduate students.