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UMD-led Study Named Most Impactful Paper Published in the Journal Science in 2019
American Association for the Advancement of Science awards Newcomb Cleveland prize to study of transgenic fungus designed to control malaria-carrying mosquito populations in West Africa.
Transgenic Fungus Rapidly Killed Malaria Mosquitoes in West African Study
Technology developed at the University of Maryland could safely reduce malaria mosquito populations, including insecticide-resistant strains
UMD-Led Study Gives Major New Insight on Honey Bee Parasite
New research upends long-standing assumption about feeding habits of varroa mites, a primary threat to honey bees worldwide
New Machine Learning Method Predicts Possible Additions to Global List of Threatened Plant Species
UMD scientist co-led the creation of a computer model to assess risk probabilities for 150,000 plant species worldwide
Tropical Frogs Found to Coexist with Deadly Fungus
UMD-led research team observes frog populations persisting in Panamanian forest, a decade after decimation by chytrid fungus.
UMD-Led Team Receives $7.7 Million NIH Grant for First-of-its-Kind Tick-Borne Disease Research
Multi-Institutional research program to examine tick immune responses to pathogens that cause Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses
New UMD Study Traces the Origins of a Major Potato Pest
Research has implications for effective management strategies against a Beetle that decimates potato crops.