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Peter Casasanto (B.S. ’02, biological sciences; B.A. ’02, criminology and criminal justice) taps into the power of AI to provide 24/7 support to patients and healthcare providers whenever and wherever they need it.

He has been a faculty member in the institute since 1982.

The program awarded nearly $15 million in grants, building on the success of its inaugural round. 

The three-year award from the U.S. Department of Energy is a second renewal, bringing the total over nine years to $2.3M.

Congratulations to the over 3,600 Spring 2026 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.

Starting in Fall 2027, the Bachelor of Science in AI will teach students to build AI systems and algorithms from the ground up, understanding the training of models from data and systems perspectives and then use those techniques in interdisciplinary applications. 

They then developed two ways to create these states inside an optical cavity, a pair of mirrors about one inch apart that bounce photons back and forth. 

The senior computer science and music double major never performed publicly before coming to UMD. Now, she’s eyeing a career as a professional opera singer.

Evolutionary biologist, author and film producer Sean B. Carroll believes that science is best communicated through stories that stick. 

Jackie Townsend (B.S. ’94, physics) went on a ‘wild ride’ from UMD to project manager for NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission.

Seven faculty members share their book recommendations for summer break.

Unlikely bird keeper Sara Hallager (B.S. ’89, zoology) took flight at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, becoming curator of birds and a devotee to their protection.