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Meet Program Manager Jessica Sadler
Sadler, who manages the Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation (AMSC) graduate program, received a Dean’s Outstanding Employee Award this year.
Congratulations to the College's May 2026 Graduates!
Over 2,200 students from our college graduated in May 2026.
UMD Senior’s Children’s Book Honors her Sister with Autism
Seti Ouelega’s close bond with her sister, Meghan, inspired her to study neuroscience and write a children’s book to spread autism awareness.
UMD's Quantitative Biology Initiative Announces Inaugural Postdoctoral Fellow Cohort
Spencer Hobson-Gutierrez, Julie Pourtois and James Richardson will work with QBI faculty, staff and students for three years to address critical issues in the life sciences using quantitative approaches.
Concocting Chemicals to Fight Drug Overdose
When chemistry Ph.D. candidate Manny Bazan-Bergamino isn’t playing his clarinet, you can find him developing “molecular containers” that flush drugs out of the body.
A Computational Mind Drives a Scientist to the Bioinformatics of Immunity
Nicholas Rachmaninoff (Ph.D. ’23, biological sciences) found his passion in the data-driven analysis of the immune system, using math and code to understand how the body fights disease.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Rice Production Have Doubled Since 1961, UMD Study Finds
Despite rising emissions, improved farm management could reduce emissions by about 10% without compromising yields.
23 Science Terps Named 2026 Senior Marshals
These high-achieving students will lead their classmates into the university's Commencement Ceremony.
Three CMNS Students Named 2026 University Medalist Finalists
Anirud Aggarwal, Nishkal Hundia and Raina Saraiya were finalists for the highest honor bestowed on a graduating senior each academic year, based on academic distinction, exemplary character and service to the campus or broader community.
Guhan (Ph.D. '25, computer science), Kumar (M.S. '26, data science) and Saraiya (B.S. '25, neuroscience) will be the student speakers at the three CMNS Commencement Ceremonies.
Ancient Cosmic Explosions May Explain Why the Universe’s Earliest Galaxies Died Young
Researchers discovered that supermassive black holes torched their host galaxies with violent winds just 1 billion years after the Big Bang, which could explain why so many early galaxies stopped forming stars.
UMD’s Putnam Team Finishes in Top 15 for Ninth Straight Year
Sujay Konda, Ishan Raghavendra and Daniel Yuan each ranked in the top 200 out of more than 4,300 competitors in one of the most prestigious mathematics contests for undergraduates in North America.