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Drs. Leupen and Leips featured in Nature article

Why we are teaching science wrong, and how to make it right

A recent Nature article discusses Active Learning techniques and their use in STEM courses. Kudos to Dr. Leips and Dr. Leupen for their contribution and highlighting innovative pedagogy at UMBC...

Posted: July 15, 2015, 4:03 PM

Tom Cronin's book, "Visual Ecology"

Shortlisted for a 2015 PROSE award!

His book, "Visual Ecology" was shortlisted for a 2015 PROSE award (The American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence) for "Biological Sciences" (the top award category for...

Posted: June 25, 2015, 11:08 AM

Congratulations Safae Handoun!

PhD student Safae Handoun has been selected as a recipient of Early-Career Researcher Funding to attend 2015 International Conference on Arabidopsis Research to be held from July 5-9 in Paris,...

Posted: June 25, 2015, 9:55 AM

Kayla Lemons attending Assoc. of Chemoreception Soc. Mtg.

Receives AChemS Travel Fellowship

Congratulations to Ph.D. student, Kayla Lemons who is the recipient of a AChemS travel fellowship to attend the annual meeting of the Association of Chemoreception Society this year.  She is one...

Posted: May 11, 2015, 2:36 PM

GABS 2015, Friday, March 27th

Doors Open 8:30 am University Center

Attached is the schedule so you won't miss a thing!

Posted: March 24, 2015, 10:27 AM

Nikaela Bryan wins a UNCF Scholarship

Receives UNCF Merck Undergraduate Science Res. Scholarship!

Nikaela, a HHMI student performing research in the lab of Dr. Lasse Lindahl is the recipient of the UNCF Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship award.  This award is given to 15 African...

Posted: March 10, 2015, 12:05 PM

Danielle Tyson Wins 2015 UNCF Merck Undergrad Scholarship

1 of 15 selected in the U.S.!

Congratulations to Danielle Tyson for receiving the prestigious UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship award!  Danielle Tyson is a junior undergraduate student majoring in...

Posted: March 2, 2015, 4:48 PM

New for Fall, 2015: BIOL 307: Human Physiology

Love physiology but humans are really the species you’re interest in?  This is the physiology course for you! Yes, you can take 305L after 307! No, you can’t take both 305 and 307 (or 252 and...

Posted: March 2, 2015, 4:44 PM

Akua Nimarko to attend 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Congratulations Akua!

Akua Nimarko, senior Meyerhoff/HHMI/MARC Scholar and Goldwater fellow, has been selected to attend the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting to be held from 28 June to 3 July 2015, in Lindau,...

Posted: March 2, 2015, 4:38 PM