UMD-led MURI Findings Shed Light on the Coupling Between Electrical, Biochemical and Biomechanical Signals in Cells

The multidisciplinary team recently published papers in the journals iScience and eLife.

UMD Awarded HHMI Grant to Pursue Inclusive Undergraduate Science Education

The grant supports UMD’s participation in a national, collaborative effort to foster undergraduate student success in the sciences.

Top Stories of 2022: Scientific Breakthroughs, New Partnerships and Prestigious Awards

As 2022 comes to a close, revisit CMNS' most-read stories of the year – students, faculty and staff members made important discoveries, won impressive awards and secured partnerships.

Congratulations to the College's August and December 2022 Graduates

194 students graduated from the college in August 2022 and 506 students graduated from the college in December 2022.

UMD Scientists Create Chemical Compound That Can Reverse Effects of Potentially Deadly Drugs

Their method successfully counteracted two highly addictive drugsfentanyl and methamphetamine—in lab experiments.

 

Professor and Chair Kevin McIver's Personal Story

McIver joined the department in 2006 and has served as chair since 2021. He shares his “pre-science” story, including growing up near Colonial Williamsburg.

Ph.D. Student Priyanka Bharadwaj's Personal Story

Priyanka Bharadwaj is a Ph.D. student in Caren Chang’s lab from Bangalore, in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Portrait of Michael Cummings
Biology Professor
Portrait of Gerald Wilkinson
Biology Professor
Molecular Tug-of-war Gives Cells Their Shape

UMD researchers explain how cells form subcellular patterns.