Plant science holds a special place at Connecticut College. Here, botany is its own department, distinct from biology. Major in botany and you have unparalleled study and research opportunities.

Thanks to our low student-faculty ratio and ample funding for undergraduate research, nearly any student who wants to do research with a botany faculty member can. In recent years students have worked ...

University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago Plant specimens and teaching materials that inspired Charles Darwin and ...

David Tank, a botany professor and director of UW’s Rocky Mountain Herbarium, examines a specimen of Wyoming paintbrush. Herbarium specimens are central to his research program. (UW Photo) Thanks to a ...

Assistant Professor of Genetics/Plant Biology/Biostatistics Cat Clarke examines willow leaves on the Alfred University campus. Clarke uses pigment in the leaves to make dyes in her Botany class. Cat ...

Students at Winston-Salem State University are part of history. They are providing plant samples to the Blue Origin space flight that will blast off Monday morning with the first-ever all-female crew.