Evolutionary biology

Young scholar tracked pre-Jurassic beasts to UChicago

Passion for fossils of mammalian ancestors leads to PhD’s prize-winning research.


Steve Koppes

Seeking the roots of primate personality

Biologist Dario Maestripieri interprets DNA, environmental clues to help explain behavior of monkeys and humans.


University of Chicago Magazine

Michael Knezovich

University breeds rare species of interdisciplinary scientist

Chicago academic ‘ecosystem’ fosters broad-based graduate training in evolutionary biology.


Steve Koppes

Neil Shubin: Tracing fins to limbs

Since making headlines two years ago with a surprising 375-million-year-old fossil, the evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin continues to unlock the secrets of life’s formerly blurry transition from sea to land.


Hannah Hayes