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

Assistant Professor Julia Van Etten researches how organisms acquire genes from other species through a process called horizontal gene transfer.

As a recipient of the prestigious Intramural Research Training Award, Julian Dumayas (B.S. '26, biological sciences) researches new approaches to eliminating HIV from patients’ DNA. 

Once on the brink of extinction, the scimitar-horned oryx is making a comeback in the savannahs of Africa—and UMD scientists are waiting to see if this new generation of animals still remembers its wild instincts.

UMD scientists found that a matrix surrounding brain cells loosens and rebuilds during learning—and gradually stops recurring once a skill is learned, offering new clues to why progress can grind to a halt.

For UMD junior Jacob Goldman, science and music are in educational harmony.

A new UMD-led study provides a blueprint for the next generation of antivenoms—using snakes’ natural molecular defenses against their own deadly venom.

A new study reveals that viruses exhibit substantial differences in how they shape the fate of host cells, with implications for ecology, evolution and biotechnology.

Biology Assistant Professor Jeff Maltas combines math and lab work to study how drug resistance evolves in cancer and pathogens.