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COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2020 COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
In a separate program just before the College of Biological Sciences celebration, University of Minnesota President Joan T. Gabel gave a welcome and University of Minnesota Regent Ken Powell conferred degrees.
DEAN’S REMARKS
VALERY FORBES, PH.D.
Dean, College of Biological Sciences Professor, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Valery Forbes has served as dean of the College since 2015 following academic leadership roles at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Roskilde University in Denmark. Her research focuses on population ecology and modeling, fate and effects of toxic chemicals in sediments, and ecological risk assessment. Forbes served on the Danish Natural Sciences Research Council and NATO’s Environmental Security Panel. She received her Ph.D. in coastal oceanography from SUNY-Stony Brook.
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
ROBERT BROOKER, PH.D.
Professor, Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
Robert Brooker is an award-winning instructor who teaches undergraduate courses in biology, genetics and cell biology. He received the Horace T. Morse–University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education and is a member of the University of Minnesota Academy of Distinguished Teachers. His research interests include membrane transport and biology education. Brooker received his Ph.D. from Yale University and joined the College’s faculty in 1986.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Graduating seniors reflect on their student experience in a brief video presentation.






















































































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