Biological Sciences
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Zhang will travel to Taiwan to teach English thanks to the prestigious scholarship program.
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Gopal traveled from India to College Park to make discoveries.
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The two medalists and two of the finalists are students in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.
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The undergraduate and graduate student will give speeches during the college’s pre-recorded commencement celebration.
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CMNS awardees include eight current undergraduates, three recent alumni, and six current graduate students (one of whom is also a recent graduate).
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Over the last decade, UMD’s nominations yielded 33 scholarships—the most in the nation.
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Biological sciences major Maïgane Diop and Nipun Kottage (B.S. ’19, biochemistry; B.S. ’19, anthropology) were among the finalists for the world’s most prestigious award for international study.
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Manuella Djomaleu, Jillian Kunze and Nicholas Poniatowski honored as three of the university’s most successful seniors.
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Sean Carroll, Ming Lin and Richard Walker received the university's highest academic honor.
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The UMD student experiment will test how well bacteria can grow on different surfaces in microgravity aboard the International Space Station.
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The awards will enable four students to study or conduct research in Scotland, at Columbia University and at the University of Maryland.
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After returning to the U.S., Trang plans to apply for a bioethics fellowship before pursuing a medical degree.