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Rethinking the Wild World of Species Diversity in Microbes

Distinguished University Professor Bill Fagan and Ph.D. student Anshuman Swain built a new framework for understanding bacterial community interactions and evolution. Their work was published in the January 4, 2022 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Professor Michael Cummings Receives 2022 BBI Seed Grant Award

His funded project is on "Machine learning analyses of audiological data to predict age-related declines in hearing and cognition."

Katherine Pizano Named Visiting Fellow in Neuroscience

Pizano (advisor: Joshua Singer) will travel to Baltimore to do cross-campus training at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

 
Three Graduating Biology Students Named Senior Marshals

The awardees were biological sciences majors Ethan Cheng, Arman Daneshpayeh and Andrea Orpia. 

Alum Brandie Smith Named Director of National Zoo

During her long tenure at the zoo, Smith (Ph.D. '10, BEES; advisor: Professor James Dietz) has served in many roles—including leading giant panda reproduction, overseeing births from Bao Bao to Xiao Qi Ji.

Exploring 'Rules of Life' of Natural Neuronal Networks Could Lead to Faster, More Efficient Computers

Professor Ricardo Araneda is a co-PI for Learning the Rules of Neuronal Learning, a five-year grant in NSF’s Emerging Frontiers “Understanding the Rules of Learning” program. The project will begin January 1, 2022.

UMD’s ‘Shark Lady’ to Be Honored With U.S. Postage Stamp

Pioneering late marine researcher took the world along for the ride—literally.

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