Compton stepped down after serving as director for nearly 10 years. Parent most recently served as director of the biological sciences program at the Universities at Shady Grove.

Award came from the National Science Foundation’s Enabling Discovery through Genomic Tools (EDGE) program.

The college promoted nine faculty members to the rank of professor and five to the rank of associate professor with tenure.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scholarship will provide up to $9,500 per year for two years.

Rushi Challa and Natalie Ivanina’s experiment tested how well viruses could attack bacteria in microgravity.

Over 2,300 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Spring 2018.

Carroll is UMD’s first Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and the inaugural Andrew and Mary Balo and Nicholas and Susan Simon Endowed Chair.

NIH-led study yields potential clues for understanding eye disease and blindness in people.

The awards will enable two students to study abroad and three students to continue their research on campus this summer.

McMillen received his B.S. in chemistry in 1974 from UMD and Rock is graduating with dual bachelor’s degrees in biological sciences and government and politics.