UMD Hosted Neuroscience Workshop for Local High School Teachers

Workshop taught basic neuroscience concepts and demonstrated hands-on experiments for local high school teachers.

14 Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Eight were promoted to the rank of professor and six to associate professor with tenure.

Scott Juntti Joins UMD as William J. Higgins Assistant Professor of Biology

Created by alumni to honor their educator and mentor, this is the first endowed professorship in biology.

Distinguished University Professor Larry Davis Named Interim Chair of UMD Department of Computer Science

Davis succeeds Samir Khuller, who served as chair for the last five years.

Gerald Wilkinson Named Interim Dean of UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Veteran biology professor to assume interim position July 1, 2017.

Brain and Behavior Initiative Announces FY17 Seed Grant Winners

Biology faculty are involved in five of the funded projects.

Biochemistry Senior Nageen Sherani Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

Sherani plans to teach English and volunteer at local health clinic in Indonesia.

College Announces 2017 Employee Award Recipients

The University of Maryland’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) hosted its annual academic festival on Friday, May 5 to honor the college’s 2017 employee award recipients.

Jagdeep Singh and Boyan Xia to Speak at College’s Spring Commencement Ceremony

The ceremony will be held on May 22, 2017, at 4 p.m. at the Xfinity Center on campus.

College Receives Fourth NIH Training Grant in the Life Sciences

New grant in virology and renewal of host-pathogen interactions grant add to programs in comparative and evolutionary biology of hearing, and cell and molecular biology.