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James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Massive Galaxy Cluster Surrounding a Powerful Red Quasar
UMD astronomer Sylvain Veilleux served as co-principal investigator of this latest glimpse into the early universe.
Student Research Shines at UMD’s Bioscience Day
28 undergraduate and graduate students win poster session awards.
Rance Cleaveland Returns to UMD After Serving as NSF Division Director
UMD Computer Science's Rance Cleaveland spent the last four years as director of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Computing and Communications Foundations (CCF).
Urban Trees Rooted in Redlining and Environmental Injustice
Neighborhood street trees in Baltimore tell a tale of both historical racial discrimination and modern reparation, according to new UMD-led study.
UMD Biologist Contributes to 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine Research
Philip Johnson played a key role in Svante Pääbo’s research on the Neanderthal genome.
Celebrating Eight Years of Technica: Annual Hackathon Returns Oct. 15-16
UMD computer science major Genevieve Sampson shares thoughts on her first Technica and her current role as co-executive director of the world’s biggest hackathon for underrepresented genders.
Cracking Cold Cases and Taking DNA Technology to the Next Level
Steven Armentrout (Ph.D. ’94, computer science) and his company Parabon NanoLabs are creating breakthrough products in forensics and nanotechnology.
Malaria Spike Linked to Amphibian Die-off
At the spike’s peak, up to 1 person per 1,000 annually contracted malaria that normally would not have had the amphibian die-off not occurred.
Learn how our alumni are fighting for a better future.
Choosing Trees to Cool Cities Wisely
Karin Burghardt studies how cities can select the right trees to plant as part of their strategy to adapt to climate change.
Zhanqing Li says you have to know where all the energy goes.
Predicting Droughts from Space
Kimberly Slinski can’t stop droughts from happening, but she can see them coming.