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From Particle Physics to Artificial Intelligence

From Particle Physics to Artificial Intelligence

Brian Calvert (Ph.D. ’15, physics) is blazing a trail on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence (AI) as co-founder of the San Francisco tech startup Graft.

Biology’s Hilary Bierman Receives Provost’s Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty

Biology’s Hilary Bierman Receives Provost’s Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty

Bierman helped create UMD’s neuroscience major from scratch—and launched it during a global pandemic.

Climate Change Is Hurting the Water Quality of Rivers, According to New Scientific Review

Climate Change Is Hurting the Water Quality of Rivers, According to New Scientific Review

University of Maryland Geology Professor Sujay Kaushal, who contributed to this research, has seen the impact on local waterways firsthand.

Computer Science's Bahar Asgari Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award

Computer Science's Bahar Asgari Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award

Central to Asgari’s research is the concept of merging hardware and software in a manner reminiscent of the intricate processes of the human brain.

Math Professor Chris Laskowski Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

Math Professor Chris Laskowski Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

Hailed as a ‘leading logician,’ Laskowski has been teaching at the University of Maryland since 1989.

Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Efrain Rodriguez Named 2023-24 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Efrain Rodriguez Named 2023-24 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

The materials chemist has been teaching at the University of Maryland for more than a decade.

Chemistry & Biochemistry’s Lai-Xi Wang Named Distinguished University Professor

Chemistry & Biochemistry’s Lai-Xi Wang Named Distinguished University Professor

He is known for his pioneering work in synthesizing glycoproteins and glycoengineering antibodies to fight disease.

BioFIRE Welcomes Class of 2027

BioFIRE Welcomes Class of 2027

BioFIRE’s living-learning program hosted welcome activities to kick off the fall semester.

UMD’s Scott Wolpert to Lead National Project on DEI in Mathematics and Statistics

UMD’s Scott Wolpert to Lead National Project on DEI in Mathematics and Statistics

The project is supported by a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

UMD Lab to Become Major Laser Research Center

UMD Lab to Become Major Laser Research Center

The lab led by Physics Professor Howard Milchberg, will receive an annual award for three years to fund laser lab research staff, postdocs and graduate students.

Helping Students Find Belonging in Computing Majors

Helping Students Find Belonging in Computing Majors

Elias Gonzalez, an alum and current computer science lecturer at UMD, leads inclusive teaching efforts in the department.

Falling in Love with Coding

Falling in Love with Coding

Incoming freshman computer science major Gabrielle Gross learned to code in middle school at the University of Maryland.