15 Proposals for AI-Focused Courses Awarded New Grants 

The funds administered by AIM support classes in 10 colleges and schools across the university.

UMD Physicists Sankar Das Sarma and Richard Greene Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

They were honored for their research exploring the foundations of quantum science.

Creative Chemistry Class Inspires Undergrads and Local Elementary School Students

A hands-on UMD course gives undergraduates the opportunity to share the magic of chemistry with third graders in Prince George's County.

A Surprisingly Simple Way to Control Quantum Behavior

A new study from UMD chemical physicists could lead to more stable quantum memory, safer fuel storage and an improved ability to measure comet temperatures in outer space.

Got a Sick Plant? Take it to UMD’s Plant Hospital

Inside UMD's Plant Diagnostics Lab, botanical medical mysteries meet scientific detective work

UMD BioFIRE Student Becomes Program’s First Doctoral Graduate

Jinyi “Cornelia” Zhu came to Maryland for the weather. She leaves with a B.S. in public health science, a Ph.D. in biological sciences, and gratitude for the freshman science program that started it all.

22 Science Terps Awarded 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

Since 2014, 174 current students and recent alums from CMNS have been awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. 

Biomolecular NMR Facility Gets Upgrade in UMD’s New Chemistry Building

The space is an “otherworldly gift,” providing researchers with expertise and instrumentation to study biologically relevant molecules.

Volcanic Rocks Reveal Earth’s Earliest Chemical Secrets

UMD researchers find evidence that deep pockets of primordial material remained undisturbed within Earth’s mantle for billions of years.

On the Case of the Thieving Nudibranchs

As an investigator at the American Museum of Natural History, UMD alum Jessica Goodheart (Ph.D. ’17, biological sciences) seeks to solve how sea slugs steal to survive.

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