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New Chesapeake Bay Minor Will Train Students to Understand One of the World's Largest and Most Productive Estuaries

New Chesapeake Bay Minor Will Train Students to Understand One of the World's Largest and Most Productive Estuaries

The minor offers students from all disciplines a formal way to build literacy in an ecosystem that helps define the state.

Targeted Ads Come with Unavoidable Privacy Trade-Offs, UMD Study Finds

Targeted Ads Come with Unavoidable Privacy Trade-Offs, UMD Study Finds

New research co-authored by Computer Science Assistant Professor Gabe Kaptchuk shows there is a fundamental limit to that goal, and perfect privacy and useful targeted advertising simply cannot coexist.

Experiential Math Course Takes UMD Students to the Major Leagues

Experiential Math Course Takes UMD Students to the Major Leagues

Mathematics Professor Yanir Rubinstein's MATH 440: “Geometry and Data Science of Sports Analytics” course trains students for real-world careers in professional sports.

Keeping an Eye on the Sky

Keeping an Eye on the Sky

From Idaho to Massachusetts to Japan, Fulbright Alumni Ambassador Kylie Dan explores all things related to galaxies—now, she’s mapping supermassive black holes as an astronomy Ph.D. student at UMD. 

A Gravitational Gift for the Future

A Gravitational Gift for the Future

Richard Isaacson (Ph.D. ’67, physics) makes a generous gift to support graduate students studying gravitational physics and honor the memory of his UMD mentor, Charles Misner.

Reborn to Be Wild

Reborn to Be Wild

Once on the brink of extinction, the scimitar-horned oryx is making a comeback in the savannahs of Africa—and UMD scientists are waiting to see if this new generation of animals still remembers its wild instincts.

Can AI See the Next Flood Coming?

Can AI See the Next Flood Coming?

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $750,000 in Phase I funding to develop an AI-powered framework that can generate faster, more detailed seasonal and multi-year water forecasts. The nine-month award includes approximately $470,000 for UMD, the lead institution.

When AI Writes for You, Can It Still Sound Like You?

When AI Writes for You, Can It Still Sound Like You?

A new UMD study found that editing AI-generated text can make it feel more personal, but the technology’s stylistic fingerprints often remain.

A Season of Change for UMD’s Sundial

A Season of Change for UMD’s Sundial

As part of a routine refinishing of the sundial, workers are now fixing the date markers along its northern extension, meticulously measuring the location of the month, solstice and equinox markers and reinstalling them.

 Inside TechStart 2026

Inside TechStart 2026

Computing Catalyst’s TechStart program gave University of Maryland students a week to explore coding, design and technology through community-focused projects.

NSF Renews Maryland-Led Quantum Simulation Institute’s Funding

NSF Renews Maryland-Led Quantum Simulation Institute’s Funding

A University of Maryland-led institute focused on robust quantum simulation will launch a new phase of research with a five-year U.S. National Science Foundation award expected to total $37.5 million.

Can Earthly Microbes Survive on the Moon? Scientists Say Yes (in the Shade)

Can Earthly Microbes Survive on the Moon? Scientists Say Yes (in the Shade)

Microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in shady spots in the moon’s south pole region, say researchers from NASA and the University of Maryland.