Biology Students at Wartburg College have many opportunities to conduct research. Students can work with individual faculty on projects related to a faculty member's research interests. Students can work as few as five hours a week with a professor to "learn the ropes," even in the first year! Upper class students can receive academic course credit through BI 450, Independent Study or can apply for an Academic Partnership wherein they and the faculty member work on a project for one or two terms.

An integral part of the Biology major is the opportunity for students to propose and carry out a research project in their junior or senior year in BI 455/456. During the first term, students research the topic, write a research proposal and determine equipment needs and a budget for the project. During the second term, they conduct the research, prepare a manuscript, and present a poster of their research on campus at Wartburg's Undergraduate Research Poster Session. Students may also present their data at off-campus venues. Below you will find links to titles and authors of on-campus and off-campus presentations.