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Rifai (B.S. ’23) received counsel from the Health Professions Advising Office and will pursue an M.D./Ph.D. at the University of Maryland School of Medicine this fall.

Maryland State Entomologist Max Ferlauto (Ph.D. ’24, entomology) is working to protect some of the state’s smallest—and rarest—inhabitants.

Led by UMD Atmospheric and Oceanic Science researchers, this novel experiment is revealing how thunderstorms affect our climate and how Earth’s atmosphere breaks down pollution.

Donation from alum Brendan Iribe honors Jandelyn Plane, who pioneered the university’s K-12 outreach programs in computing.

Our computer age is built on a foundation of semiconductors. As researchers and engineers look toward a new generation of computers that harness quantum physics, they are exploring various foundations for the burgeoning technology.

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything spotlighting experimental particle physics research. 

They join more than 60 colleagues in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences who have been named Distinguished University Professor since 1980.

A new study co-authored by Geology's Nicholas Schmerr shows that seismic activity on the moon could pose risk to long-term lunar infrastructure. 

Molloy’s research aims to unravel the complexities of retrotransposons—mobile DNA elements that copy-paste themselves around the genome.

Counsel from the Reed-Yorke Health Professions Advising Office helped Obiorah (B.S. ’24) get into the M.D./Ph.D. program at Washington University in St. Louis.

He uses fungi in an attempt to find a biocontrol method that can kill disease-carrying mosquitoes and replace the chemical insecticides to which they have become resistant.

University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers link air pollution in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay community to nearby coal terminal activity and wind.