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.

Biological Sciences and Computer Science Undergraduates Win Prize for Poster at UTeach Conference

Precious Azike and Joshua Pooranmal won an award for their poster discussing what they learned while teaching and observing a classroom as part of the Terrapin Teachers program.

Biology’s Reid Compton Receives 2018 Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award

Compton was honored for his contributions to the College Park Scholars Life Sciences program.

Reid Compton Steps Down and Beth Parent Takes Over as Scholars Life Sciences Director

Compton stepped down after serving as director for nearly 10 years. Parent most recently served as director of the biological sciences program at the Universities at Shady Grove.

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