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Tom Cronin decodes the unique eye of charismatic mantis shrimp in National Geographic
The latest issue of National Geographic Magazine features research by UMBC’s Tom Cronin, professor of biological sciences, on the photogenic and compelling mantis shrimp. Cronin studies the visual...
Posted: February 22, 2016, 5:32 PM
UMBC student Sabah Muktar delivers opening remarks during President Obama’s historic visit to Baltimore mosque
UMBC’s Sabah Muktar ‘17, biological sciences, delivered the opening remarks introducing President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the Islamic Society of Baltimore (ISB) on February 3,...
Posted: February 10, 2016, 2:05 PM
Contrary to Darwin’s assumptions, female and male songbirds can be equally musical, say UMBC biologists
Contrary to the popular belief, made famous by evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin, that only male songbirds sing, female birds can be as musical as males of the same species. This is the...
Posted: December 4, 2015, 9:56 PM
Nobel Prize winners recognize alumni Benyam and Isaac Kinde as “Bright Young Minds”
When Science News asked 30 Nobel Prize winners to name early-career scientists who have caught their attention, two UMBC alumni stood out from the crowd. Brothers Benyam Kinde ’10, and Isaac Kinde...
Posted: September 25, 2015, 2:11 PM
UMBC Biological Sciences Faculty Explain Benefits of Active Learning in Nature News
Several UMBC biological sciences faculty and staff were featured in a Nature article on July 15 about the benefits of active learning in science courses. Neuroscientist Sarah Leupen was quoted in...
Posted: July 16, 2015, 8:02 PM
Biological Sciences Faculty and Ph.D. Student Find Light-Sensitive Components in Cephalopod Skin
Thomas Cronin, biological sciences, and Alexandra Kingston, Ph.D. candidate in biological sciences, worked with scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Massachusetts to find that squid...
Posted: May 22, 2015, 6:48 PM
Jeffrey Gardner Receives Dept. of Energy Early Career Award
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected UMBC’s Jeffrey Gardner, assistant professor of biological sciences, for a 2015 Early Career Research Program award. This program supports...
Posted: May 12, 2015, 4:12 PM
Visual Ecology, Tom Cronin
A new book written by Tom Cronin and colleagues — the publisher’s note says: “Visual ecology is the study of how animals use visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have...
Posted: July 18, 2014, 8:16 PM
LA Times: Mantis shrimp wear tinted shades to see UV light, Tom Cronin and Michael Bok
“When you look at a mantis shrimp, you see a vivid lobster-like crustacean whose forearms can strike with the force of a .22-caliber bullet. But when a mantis shrimp looks at you, we have no idea...
Posted: July 18, 2014, 6:41 PM
Karan Odom and Kevin Omland, Biological Sciences, Make Headlines for Bird Song Research
Karan Odom and Kevin Omland, biological sciences, recently made headlines around the world with a Nature Communications article that challenges the assumption that bird song is an exclusively male...
Posted: March 6, 2014, 3:34 PM
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