A new study in mice led by Professor Elizabeth Quinlan and Principal Faculty Specialist Sachiko Murase reveals that complete visual deprivation can reactivate a powerful synaptic plasticity pathway in adults, which can promote the recovery of brain function. The research was published on December 23, 2019 in the journal eLife.

In the largest-ever caribou study, a University of Maryland-led team disputes long-held assumptions about migration timing and suggests warming summers may negatively affect calving. The study, with lead author Associate Research Scientist Eliezer Gurarie, was published in the December 12, 2019 issue of the journal Ecosphere.

Broad University of Maryland expertise on the gap between how human language developed from a limited set of vocal actions to the incredibly complex systems of meaning we use today is strongly featured in a new special edition of the august British journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.

Clownfish, made famous by the movie Finding Nemo, may have their own secret way of finding friends and anenomes. They can see ultraviolet (UV) light and are good at discerning different colors, according to a new study co-authored by Professor Karen Carleton in Scientific Reports.

The assistant professor will speak on "Here a CRISPR, There a CRISPR: Why Not Everywhere a CRISPR?"

Global study confirms caribou as longest migrator and reveals even greater distances traveled by animals without regular migratory pattern. The research team, including Associate Research Scientist Eliezer Gurarie, published its findings on October 25, 2019, in the journal Scientific Reports.

Bely will receive nearly $1 million in funding to support her project titled "Catalyzing regeneration research by developing functional tools for post-embryonic stages."

Biology Professor Elizabeth Quinlan talks to Forbes about the new Cole Field House, which merges sport, health, science, wellness and entrepreneurial education into one facility. 

New research suggests that global trends in farming practices are undermining the pollinators crops depend on and putting agricultural productivity and stability at risk, particularly in some Asian and South American nations. The study, with co-author Professor Emeritus David Inouye, was published in the journal Global Change Biology on July 11, 2019.

As director, Cummings will guide a diverse community of faculty, research scientists, postdocs and students who are focused on questions arising from the genome revolution.