Joshua Singer Named Interim Chair of UMD’s Department of Biology

Singer's two-year appointment begins July 1, 2020.

When Frogs Die Off, Snake Diversity Plummets

University of Maryland biologist Karen Lips helps find a significant drop in snake diversity following amphibian declines from chytrid fungus.

Caribou Migration Linked to Climate Cycles and Insect Pests

In the largest-ever caribou study a University of Maryland-led team disputes long-held assumptions about migration timing and suggests warming summers may negatively affect calving.

A Week in the Dark Rewires Brain Cell Networks and Changes Hearing in Mice

University of Maryland researchers showed sight deprivation changes how groups of neurons work together and alters their sensitivity to different frequencies.

Birdsong, Chimp Calls and Baby Talk

Broad University of Maryland expertise on the gap between how human language developed from a limited set of vocal actions to the incredibly complex systems of meaning we use today is strongly featured in a new special edition of the august British journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.

Nemo’s Cousins Have a Way of Finding Him

Clownfish, made famous by the movie Finding Nemo, may have their own secret way of finding friends and anenomes. They can see ultraviolet (UV) light and are good at discerning different colors, according to a new study co-authored by Professor Karen Carleton in Scientific Reports.

Philip Johnson to Speak at UMD's Bioscience Day 2019

The assistant professor will speak on "Here a CRISPR, There a CRISPR: Why Not Everywhere a CRISPR?"

University of Maryland Launches Science Academy with Professional STEM Programs

Enrollment open for data science and machine learning professional master’s and graduate certificate programs.

Associate Professor Alexandra Bely Receives Major NSF Award

Bely will receive nearly $1 million in funding to support her project titled "Catalyzing regeneration research by developing functional tools for post-embryonic stages."

UMD Biological Sciences Major Justin Lee Describes Two New Geckos in His Eighth First-Author Paper

Senior Justin Lee helps curate the Smithsonian’s collections of amphibians and reptiles from Myanmar and publishes his findings along the way.