Welcome

The Department of Natural Sciences is home to faculty from the areas of life science (biology and environmental science), chemistry, and physics. With research topics including oyster restoration, biofluorescence, cancer treatment, drug synthesis, and high energy physics, our faculty members often conduct interdisciplinary research that crosses the boundary between these areas and other departments on campus.  In addition, the department houses the Biological sciences major, majors in Environmental Science and Environmental Chemistry (launching fall 2026), and minors in chemistry, physics, and environmental sustainability (in collaboration with other departments in the Weissman School for Arts and Science and the Zicklin School of business), as well as an ad hoc major in the natural sciences and a natural sciences minor that can be designed to address specific intellectual interests or career objectives.

Our students continue on in the workforce, graduate school, and health-based programs (e.g., medical school, dental school).  Find out more about the department, including class scheduling, advising information, and research opportunities at our site!

Students in Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development work with NYC Parks and a local environmental group on a restoration project. Photo credit: Mitch Waxman