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dean-rankinDean Mary Ann Rankin has been leading the college since 1994. Dr. Rankin first joined the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin as an assistant professor of zoology in January 1975. She received her bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry from Louisiana State University, served as a National Science Foundation pre-doctoral fellow at the University of Iowa and Imperial College Field Station, Ascot, England, and was awarded a doctorate in physiology and behavior from the University of Iowa in 1972. She was a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University until joining The University of Texas at Austin. In 1986, she was promoted to professor. Rankin was chairman of the Division of Biological Sciences from 1989 until her appointment as dean of the College of Natural Sciences in 1994.

Rankin's research focuses on studies of the physiologic relationships governing the evolution of insect life history strategies. She is a member of the American Entomological Society, the Royal Entomological Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She currently serves as vice-chairman of the board of directors of Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas.

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The University of Texas at Austin
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