Biology

Two researchers wear headlamps, surrounded by green forest, peer into a live trap attached to a tree trunk.

Zone of sympatry

University researchers study how flying squirrels are impacted by climate change.

Seedling in the foreground and a few tree-planting volunteers and forest in the background.

Starting small

UMD graduate helps elementary school students plant 1,000 trees

UMD Biology Student Rory Westerman conducts research in the Heikkila Chemistry and Advanced Materials Science (HCAMS) building.

Fighting PFAS with plants

UMD Biology Student Rory Westerman is researching how plants and fungi might help solve our PFAS problem.

Two UMD students handle water sampling equipment over a hole in the ice on a frozen lake.

Ecology under ice

UMD research is advancing our understanding of lake ecology in the winter.