Murky Amazon Waters Cloud Fish Vision

South American cichlid fish have restricted use of genes shared with African relatives.

UMD Researchers Crack the Code of a Deadly Virus

Discovery could help the fight against HIV, Zika and other viruses.

UMD Receives $3M NSF Grant to Train Graduate Students in Network Biology

Participants will learn to marry physics-style quantitative modeling with methods from computer science to gain deeper insights into living systems.

National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center at UMD Receives $28.5M Renewal from the National Science Foundation

Center focuses on finding solutions to complex environmental problems.

Ali Hirsa and Anthony Trinh to Speak at College’s Spring Commencement Ceremony

Alumnus Ali Hirsa (M.A. ’97, Ph.D. ’98, Applied Mathematics) and Biological Sciences Senior Anthony Trinh selected as keynote and student speakers.

22 Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

The promotions are effective July 1, 2016.

College’s Alumni Network Announces its 2016 Summer Undergraduate Award Winners

Recipients receive awards to help defray costs related to conducting research or traveling to field courses.

13 Biology and Chemistry Graduate Students to Receive Department of Education Fellowships

Chemistry receives continuation grant and Biology receives grant for first time.

Nanostructured Surfaces Give Cells a Ticket to Ride

New research reveals how cells get a foothold to move around in their environment.

UMD-led Study Identifies the Off Switch for Biofilm Formation

New discovery could help prevent the formation of infectious bacterial films on hospital equipment.