FROM GENES TO ECOSYSTEMS

Decoding Nature’s Networks

Examining the rich diversity of life on our planet and studying the wide spectrum of biology, from genes and microbes to populations and ecosystems.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Academics

With nationally top-ranked programs, UT offers graduate programs in ecology, evolution and behavior and plant biology, as well as many undergraduate specializations.

Undergraduate programs

Graduate programs

Research

Researchers in the Department of Integrative Biology include members of the National Academy of Sciences, MacArthur Fellows and other leading researchers. 

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News

A man in a hat and boots holds binoculars while standing on a rocky point looking over brushland and a sunset.

UTexas News

2024 Hamilton Book Award Grand Prize Goes to David Hillis for Homage to Texas Hill Country’s Biological Diversity

The Biodiversity Center director penned “Armadillos to Ziziphus,” a celebration of life in the Texas Hill Country.

Upcoming Events

IB Seminar: Dr. Seafha Ramos, Northern Arizona University

Ecolunch: Stengl Research Team

PopBio Seminar: Misha Matz

STEM Girl Day at UT Austin