Study Finding Could Lead to Drug Therapies Against ‘Kissing Bug’ Disease

Researchers including Professor Sergei Sukharev describe how Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease, can sense its internal and external environment in a new study published in eLife.

NIH Grant Furthers Post-Stroke Recovery Research

Researchers including Professor Jonathan Simon funded by a new two-year, $460K grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging hope to shed light on whether mindfulness training could be used therapeutically to help people who have had minor strokes experience more complete recoveries.

William Jeffery Named 2021 Distinguished University Professor

The professor of biology received the university's highest academic honor.

UMD Invests Over $10M in Research Equipment to Drive Discovery, Innovation

Labs focused on quantum technology, energy storage, neuroscience and more are getting big upgrades.

Dean's List: Spring 2021

Almost 3,000 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Spring 2021.

Alum Allison Coffin Connects Study of Zebrafish to Human Communication

Allison Coffin (Ph.D. '05, biology; advisor: Professor Arthur Popper) is now an associate professor of neuroscience at Washington State University Vancouver.

Sherry Fan and Courtney Grimes Selected as Student Speakers for College’s Spring 2021 Commencement Celebration

The college’s celebration will be pre-recorded and available for viewing after 1 p.m. ET on May 20.

College Announces 2021 Employee Award Recipients

The University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) announced its 2021 employee award recipients on May 4, 2021. Congratulations to all!

Nikolas Francis on the Neurophysiology of Listening

Nikolas Francis will begin his role as an assistant professor in the Brain and Behavior Institute with a joint appointment in biology in fall 2021. Francis has been at UMD since 2011, moving up from postdoctoral fellow to his current role as senior faculty specialist in biology.

Three Science Terps Named 2021 Goldwater Scholars

Over the last decade, UMD’s nominations yielded 37 scholarships—the second most in the nation.

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