In the latest chapter of his 35-plus-year career in pharma, Thomas Lake (B.S. ’88, biological sciences) is advancing next-generation biotechnology that aims to take the needle out of vaccinations.

Congratulations to the almost 4,200 Fall 2025 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.

They fell in love at UMD more than 55 years ago. Marc (B.S. ’70, zoology) and Carel (B.S. ’70, microbiology) Slatkoff are still on the move and making memories.

CMNS is a college where pioneers, scholars and innovators learn, collaborate and innovate to build a better future.

We proudly recognize faculty members and graduate and undergraduate students in the University of Maryland’s biological sciences community who recently received honors, awards and/or new positions.

He directs the Laboratory for Biological Ultrastructure, an imaging facility that contains transmission, scanning, light and confocal microscopes.

An international research team, including Biology’s Joshua Weitz, reveals how viral lysis of blue-green algae in the Sargasso Sea enhances ecosystem-scale productivity.

As 2025 comes to a close, take some time to revisit our most-read stories of the year and discover some that you may have missed.

Over 200 students from our college graduated in August 2025.

Biology Assistant Professor Nikolas Francis explores the sounds of neuroscience.