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Shauna Rasband in a cave

What Makes a Bird a Bird?

Feature Stories, Research Stories- 12 Sep 24

Personal Story - Wan Chan

Feature Stories- 11 Sep 24

Vadim Karatayev

Vadim Karatayev Joins UMD as William J. Higgins Assistant Professor of Biology

Feature Stories, Announcements- 02 Jul 24

Team Fungi students pose with Myles Poulin

UMD Undergraduates Investigate Medical Merits of Common Mushrooms

Feature Stories, Student Stories- 30 May 24

Bringing Salmon Back

Feature Stories, Alumni Stories- 05 Feb 24

Kimberly Paczolt helping students during a class activity

‘Beyond Race’ Biology Course Busts Myths About Human Diversity

Feature Stories, Student Stories- 13 Dec 23

A brighly-colored illustration of Colenso Speer holding a giant blue neuron with yellow-green highlights.

Mapping Molecules in the Brain

Feature Stories, Research Stories- 12 Oct 23

A brightly-colored illustration of Melissa Caras sitting on a soundwave.

Training the Brain

Feature Stories, Research Stories- 12 Oct 23

Deforestation in Brazil

UMD Offers Undergraduate Courses on the Grand Challenge of ‘Global Change’

Feature Stories- 17 Aug 23

Six book covers of 2023 CMNS summer reading list

CMNS Summer Reads for 2023

Feature Stories- 03 Jul 23

Black kites fill the skies of New Dehli, setting of an Academy Award-nominated film, executive produced by a UMD researcher, that tells the story of two brothers (photo at bottom) who rescue these and other birds of prey. Film stills courtesy of HBO.

How a UMD Professor Helped an Oscar Nominee Take Flight

Feature Stories- 07 Feb 23

Juan Angueyra

A Fish-Eye View of Neural Development

Feature Stories, Research Stories- 30 Jan 23

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