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  • Biological sciences graduate student Stephanie Chia sits smiling at the camera on a rock overlooking a cloudy sky and a valley of trees.
    Exploring the Birds That Never Were
    15 April 2026

    Biological sciences doctoral student Stephanie Chia uses informatics to determine why some animal forms fail to arise.

  • gayatri anand beekeeping hat
    Decoding Giant Honey Bee Defense
    15 April 2026

    UMD biological sciences Ph.D. student Gayatri Anand develops mathematical models to understand how hundreds of giant honey bees ‘shimmer’ in perfect synchrony to protect their hive. 

  • Road signs that read "Do Good Plaza" and "At the Corner of Inspiration & Impact"
    3 Science Terp Projects Awarded Do Good Campus Fund Grants
    15 April 2026

    Projects developed by staff members and graduate students in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences received funding to create positive social change. 

  • A woman in blue surgical gloves wearing a face shield works with a plant on a lab bench.
    Learning to Speak 'Plant' in a Changing Environment
    14 April 2026

    Biological sciences Ph.D. candidate Eeshita Ghosh gets to the root(s) of how plants respond on the cellular level to environmental change, asking how key proteins regulate the calcium signals that sound the alarm.

  • A woman stands in a white shirt and blue, green and brown coat in front of a blurred background of water.
    UMD Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Major Allison Fenley Awarded 2026 Hollings Scholarship
    14 April 2026

    Fenley monitors weather conditions around campus and is pursuing a career engineering new meteorological sensors. 

  • Headshot of a man with curly hair wearing a navy blue polo shirt in front of a mottled gray backdrop.
    UMD Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Major Donovan Fry Awarded 2026 Hollings Scholarship
    14 April 2026

    Fry has won international weather forecasting competitions and is one of the country's most promising young meteorologists.

  • Close up photo of a mosquito biting a person's skin.
    Seeking ‘Whom to Bite’ Instructions in Mosquitoes’ Genes
    13 April 2026

    Biological sciences Ph.D. candidate Theresa Menna characterizes the sensory genes that drive blood-seeking mosquitoes to sniff out a preferred host.

  • Jenna Strauch
    UMD Sophomore Jenna Strauch Earns Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholarship
    13 April 2026

    From beach trips with her family to one of the country's top science honors, Strauch found her passion where math meets the ocean.

  • Felix Gomez
    UMD Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Major Felix Gomez Awarded Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholarship
    13 April 2026

    As a newly named NOAA Hollings Scholar, UMD sophomore Felix Gomez is building a career at the intersection of art, science and the sea.

  • Nathan Jud in brown hat and shirt smiles while standing in front of a rock wall.
    UMD Alum Tells Plants’ Evolutionary Tale One Fossil at a Time
    09 April 2026

    Paleobotanist Nathan Jud (Ph.D. ’14, biological sciences) digs up, compares and identifies fossils that fill holes in the story of plant evolution.

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