Four UMD Students Named 2015 Goldwater Scholars

Shane Falcinelli, Benjamin Gastfriend, Nathan Ng and Iowis Zhu receive prestigious scholarship.

A Tribute to Eugenie Clark (May 4, 1922 - Feb. 25, 2015), UMD Professor Emerita in Biology

Biology Professor Arthur Popper reflects on the career of his colleague, friend and mentor.

UMD Biological Sciences Senior Fang Cao Named Rhodes Scholar

Cao plans to use the scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in medical anthropology at the University of Oxford in England.

UMD and NIH Researchers Receive $1.7M BRAIN Initiative Award

This research will help identify the precise interactions between millions of nerve cells and alterations in these interactions that may be responsible for brain disorders.

Study Puts Some Mussels into Bay Restoration

Study shows that mussels that typically colonize a restored oyster reef can more than double its overall filtration capacity.

“Killer Sperm” Prevents Mating Between Worm Species

Most cross-species mating is merely unsuccessful in producing offspring. However, when researchers mated worms of different species, they saw devastating consequences for the female worms.

Salamanders Shrinking as Their Mountain Havens Heat Up

Smaller Body Size Is One of the Fastest Environmental Changes Ever Seen, UMD-led Research Team Says

Timber rattlesnakes indirectly benefit human health

Not-so-horrid native snake keeps Lyme disease in check, a UMD team finds. Photo: Ed Kabay

Re-learning how to see: researchers find crucial on-off switch in visual development

A discovery by a University of Maryland-led research team offers hope for treating serious visual problems that are permanent unless corrected in early childhood. Illustration: Loretta Kuo

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