In the latest chapter of his 35-plus-year career in pharma, Thomas Lake (B.S. ’88, biological sciences) is advancing next-generation biotechnology that aims to take the needle out of vaccinations.

UMD computer scientist Heng Huang leads the project’s artificial intelligence and machine learning efforts and plans to build a genomic language model for Alzheimer’s that will drive drug discovery for the disease.

Emergente’s patented RNAnneal platform predicts shapeshifting RNA structures, addressing a foundational bottleneck across the therapeutics, agriculture and biotechnology manufacturing industries.

A new University of Maryland-led study reveals that observing others in pain, even digital avatars, can affect how we feel pain ourselves.

After a rewarding summer internship in 2025, mathematics major Arianna Maxwell will return to Roblox as a full-time employee in June.

The Department of Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences better reflects the unit’s interdisciplinary nature.

Boyd-Graber would not have recommended using chatbots for anything four years ago, but says that huge advancements have been made in the last few years.