Timothy Maugel headshot
Timothy Maugel Celebrates 55 Years in Biology

He directs the Laboratory for Biological Ultrastructure, an imaging facility that contains transmission, scanning, light and confocal microscopes.

Timothy Maugel has been working at the University of Maryland for 55 years.

- 5 February 2026
Fatemeh Yosefy headshot
Fatemeh Yosefy
BISI: BEES Ph.D. Student
Husan Turdiev headshot
Husan Turdiev
BISI: MOCB Ph.D. Student
Asan Turdiev headshot
Asan Turdiev
BISI: MOCB Ph.D. Student
Sargasso Sea map
Viral Infections Burst Blue-Green Algae, Enriching the Ocean Surface with Nutrients

An international research team, including Biology’s Joshua Weitz, reveals how viral lysis of blue-green algae in the Sargasso Sea enhances ecosystem-scale productivity.

The viral infection of blue-green algae in the ocean stimulates ecosystem productivity and contributes to a rich oxyg

- 12 January 2026
UMD Science Top Stories of 2025
Top Stories of 2025: Cell Communication, Mosquito-killing Fungus and More

As 2025 comes to a close, take some time to revisit our most-read stories of the year and discover some that you may have missed.

- 18 December 2025
Dr. Jeff Maltas in the lab
Jeff Maltas
Assistant Professor
Doctor Julia Van Etten
Julia Van Etten
Assistant Professor
A group of graduates in regalia standing with a bronze Testudo statue. Credit: Mark Sherwood.
Congratulations to the College's August 2025 Graduates!

Over 200 students from our college graduated in August 2025.

Congratulations to the August 2025 degree recipients from the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Math

- 21 October 2025
Nik Francis pointing at a computer screen
How Does Sound Work? The Neurophysiology of Listening

Biology Assistant Professor Nikolas Francis explores the sounds of neuroscience.

Biology Assistant Professor Nikolas Francis explores the sounds of neuroscience.

In his lab at the U

- 17 October 2025
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