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Biology’s Scott Juntti Receives Grant to Develop New Tools that Link Genetic Changes to Traits in Cichlid Fish

Biology’s Scott Juntti Receives Grant to Develop New Tools that Link Genetic Changes to Traits in Cichlid Fish
Award came from the National Science Foundation’s Enabling Discovery through Genomic Tools (EDGE) program.
Science Terps’ Microbiology Experiment Returns from International Space Station

Science Terps’ Microbiology Experiment Returns from International Space Station
Rushi Challa and Natalie Ivanina’s experiment tested how well viruses could attack bacteria in microgravity.
International Collaboration Finds Land Plant Genes in Ancient Aquatic Alga

International Collaboration Finds Land Plant Genes in Ancient Aquatic Alga
Newly sequenced algal genome shows that adaptations essential for land plants evolved before land plants did.
People Recall Information Better Through Virtual Reality, Says New UMD Study

People Recall Information Better Through Virtual Reality, Says New UMD Study
UMD researchers conducted one of the first in-depth analyses on whether people recall information better through virtual reality, as opposed to desktop computers.
Virtual and Augmented Reality Research at UMD Aims to Revolutionize Surgery

Virtual and Augmented Reality Research at UMD Aims to Revolutionize Surgery
University of Maryland’s Institute for Advanced Computer Studies uses 3-D technology as new approach to studying surgery.
NSF Grant to Broaden Access to Butterfly Research

NSF Grant to Broaden Access to Butterfly Research
New tools bring together citizen scientists and data-mining experts