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A giant among mantis shrimp: Tom Cronin’s outsized legacy of mentorship ripples outward in visual ecology and beyond
Every biological sciences graduate student at UMBC knows “the face”—Tom Cronin’s signature scowl, which, contrary to appearances, signals rapt attention rather than disapproval. At a day-long...
Posted: September 12, 2025, 12:23 PM
Understanding the Tree of Life: A fresh look at evolution with biology professor Kevin Omland
Kevin Omland, professor of biological sciences, has spent 25 years teaching and researching evolution. His new book, Understanding the Tree of Life, is the latest in the “Understanding Life”...
Posted: September 12, 2025, 12:00 PM
A web of mentorship: Weaving support and arachnid research at UMBC
A web of mentorship, as intricate as the arachnids Mercedes Burns studies, stretches from her UMBC lab to University of North Carolina at Charlotte and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. At the...
Posted: August 12, 2025, 12:53 PM
More life science grad students to be prepared for interdisciplinary success following renewed NIH funding for Chemistry Biology Interface program
For over 20 years, the Chemistry Biology Interface (CBI) program at UMBC has been shaping Ph.D. students into leaders who bridge chemistry and biology. Programs like CBI are critical to help meet...
Posted: July 17, 2025, 12:02 PM
Interdisciplinary UMBC team deepens understanding of cell migration, important for potential medical advances
Imagine cells navigating through a complex maze, guided by chemical signals and the physical landscape of their environment. At UMBC, a team of researchers has contributed an important discovery...
Posted: May 27, 2025, 2:10 PM
New Art of Science award recognizes UMBC students who communicate research visually
For Rachel Brewster, professor of biological sciences, “science has always been visual,” she says. Her laboratory focuses on developmental biology, using zebrafish as a model organism. Zebrafish...
Posted: May 27, 2025, 1:05 PM
Dionne Cole ’25: Family, faith, and friends help this Retriever find her academic path
Dionne Cole, a native of Montgomery County, came to UMBC expecting to pursue a career in biology. But after a few semesters, she found her true calling lay in the intersection of social work,...
Posted: May 22, 2025, 11:38 AM
A class reunion half a world away
With such a large population of Marylanders at UMBC, it’s not that unusual to run into someone you went to high school with. But when that someone is from your high school in Canberra, Australia,...
Posted: May 21, 2025, 11:34 AM
ICARE Day celebrates 5 years of environmental research, community partnerships
Since fall 2021, UMBC’s Interdisciplinary Consortium for Applied Research in the Environment (ICARE) has supported master’s students pursuing environmental science research related to Baltimore...
Posted: May 19, 2025, 12:13 PM
Sam Geleta ’25: A biochemist with dreams of taking his skills back home
When Samuel Geleta ’25, biological sciences, arrived at UMBC from Ethiopia, he was confident he wanted to go to medical school. But that was before he started conducting HIV research with Michael...
Posted: May 13, 2025, 11:23 AM
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