Meet Science Terp Laila Abujuma: Nourishing the Campus and Beyond

A Banneker/Key Scholar and member of the Integrated Life Sciences program in the Honors College, Abujama hopes to study medicine after graduation.

Unpredictable Food Sources Drive Some Bats to Cooperatively Search for Food

Using miniature sensors strapped to bats, researchers tracked the animals’ locations and calls to determine whether they searched for food alone or with others.

Senior Honored as 2018 Merrill Presidential Scholar

Biological sciences major Danielle Arons honored Principal Lecturer Reid Compton.

Four Seniors in College Honored as 2018 Merrill Presidential Scholars

Danielle Arons, Deirdre Dolan, Somachukwu Umeozulu and Cosette Zacarias honored as four of the university’s most successful seniors.

Eight College Faculty Members Named 2018 Highly Cited Researchers

Sankar Das Sarma, Daniel Gruner, Mihai Pop, Ian Spielman, Nathan Swenson, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Chunsheng Wang and Ning Zeng received the honor.

From the Marines to Medicine: Meet UMD Undergraduate Colton Treadway

A veteran of the U.S. Marines, Treadway plans to study genetic diseases caused by misfolded proteins after graduation.

Chasing Harmful Algal Blooms in the Gulf of Maine with NOAA

Q&A with biological sciences major Jake Schlenoff, who spent 10 days aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster.

A Prolific Legacy: Biology’s Arthur Popper Publishes 67th Book in Auditory Research Series

Popper, who retired in 2014, remains involved in research on hearing and on the effects of man-made sound on marine life.

College Welcomes 19 New Faculty Members this Fall

The faculty members joined nine departments in the college.

Tropical Frogs Found to Coexist with Deadly Fungus

UMD-led research team observes frog populations persisting in Panamanian forest, a decade after decimation by chytrid fungus.

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