Students received Latin, High GPA and/or Departmental Honors.
Danielle Adams, Ricardo Araneda and Emily Bruns will work to transition their face-to-face courses to online or blended-learning courses.
UMD-Smithsonian study looks at effect of reduced pollution due to COVID-19 on Maryland’s trees.
Lu launched the Frontline COVID-19 account to amplify voices of her fellow health care workers.
The title of Distinguished University Professor is the highest academic honor bestowed by the university.
Bill Fagan, James Farquhar, Dinesh Manocha and Aravind Srinivasan received the university's highest academic honor.
New research shows hummingbirds distinguish colors that combine ultraviolet and visible light.
Zhang will travel to Taiwan to teach English thanks to the prestigious scholarship program.
The evaluation committee had the following comments on Gammerdinger's (advisor: Thomas Kocher) top-ranked article: "A very impressive analysis of next-generation genome sequencing to describe sex chromosome systems (XY and ZW) in Lake Tanganyika cichlids. The work reveals surprisingly rapid sex chromosome evolution, AND a novel color polymorphism locus. Based on an EECG award."
A major goal of the project is to accelerate the analyses of SARS-CoV-2 genomic data needed by scientists and public health officials battling the virus.