Ten stories—one from each of our departments—highlight some of the most exciting scientific discoveries made by faculty members in the college during the last half-century.
Principal Lecturer Reid Compton Receives Award from University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents
Compton received a Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring.
The awards recognized distinguished performance in: mentoring; scholarship, research, or creative activity; and public service.
Financial and technology leader Capital One is an inaugural partner of the center.
Kurt Auville, Louis-Henri Merino and Annie Trang received the award.
UMD biologists found four bat lineages that live at least four times longer than similar-sized mammals and revealed new traits associated with bat longevity.
Global-scale analysis of losses due to chytrid fungus paints a grim picture: 500 species declines, 90 of which have already been lost.
UMD biologists discover how the peacock bass adapts to murky and clear water, possibly aiding in its invasion success.
A survey of research on aquatic noise pollution reveals huge gap in knowledge about impacts of human-generated noise in aquatic environments.
UMD biologist finds alligators map sound the way birds do, suggesting the hearing strategy existed in their common ancestor and dinosaurs.