As the keynote speaker for the 2026 CMNS Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony, Andy Balo (B.S. ’70, microbiology) will share how a passion for science, innovation and impact shaped his 53-year career in healthcare technology.

As the keynote speaker for the 2026 CMNS Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony, Andy Balo (B.S. ’70, microbiology) will share how a passion for science, innovation and impact shaped his 53-year career in healthcare technology.
UMD Biology Professor Emeritus Arthur N. Popper calls for studies of non-mammalian marine species affected by the sounds of deep-sea mining.
Graphic designer Faye Levine works behind the scenes to ensure the college’s external communications and branded products are picture-perfect.
Senior immersive media design major Holden Denyer connects digital experiences with the physical world.
Isaac Robinson credits great teachers, scholarships and his job at Giant for guiding him “home.”
It’s the first time this Indian Ocean climate pattern has been connected to the recent years’ unusually high temperatures.
This year's awardees were selected from a pool of hundreds of nominations from the Science Terp community.
Over 4,200 students from our college are set to graduate in May 2026.
Through multidisciplinary partnerships and a bit of weather science, Elana Fertig (M.S. ’05, Ph.D. ’07, applied mathematics & statistics, and scientific computation) aims to make cancer a predictable and manageable disease.
The funds administered by AIM support classes in 10 colleges and schools across the university.