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UMD Leads MURI to Build Smarter Artificial Intelligence

UMD Leads MURI to Build Smarter Artificial Intelligence

The federally funded research program aims to harness astrocytes—one of the brain’s most overlooked cell types—to create next-generation artificial intelligence systems.

T32 Training Grant Renewed for UMD's Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing

T32 Training Grant Renewed for UMD's Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing

The grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has supported numerous pre- and post-doctoral students over the past 32 years.

UMD Computer Science Major Jenny Wang Earns Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholarship

UMD Computer Science Major Jenny Wang Earns Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholarship

A high school internship with NOAA sparked Wang's passion for using code to understand climate. 

Meet Program Manager Jessica Sadler

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.