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  • A male college-aged student wearing a black suit with a white dress shirt and red tie stands in front of a blurred background of autumnal-colored foliage.
    UMD Senior Dhruvak Mirani Awarded Prestigious Marshall Scholarship
    09 December 2025

    The dual-degree student in computer science and international relations plans to pursue master’s degrees in global security and cybersecurity.

  • Jenan El-Hifnawi doing lab work
    Meet UMD Entomology Graduate Student Jenan El-Hifnawi
    08 December 2025

    Jenan El-Hifnawi (B.S. ’22, biological sciences) is a master’s student in the University of Maryland’s Department of Entomology. 

  • The sun appearing as a small yellow circle in the center of the image against a burnt orange sky.
    Chemical Traces of 2023 Canadian Wildfires Detected in Maryland Months After Smoke Subsided
    08 December 2025

    A new University of Maryland study of campus air samples revealed that chemical compounds from Canada’s historic 2023 fires lingered in the air, forming an ‘atmospheric soup.’

  • Ling Hao lab
    Building Better Tools for Brain Chemistry
    04 December 2025

    UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Associate Professor Ling Hao is on a quest to decode the molecular changes that cause neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

  • Brachiosaurs stock photo
    ‘Free-Range’ Dinosaur Parenting May Have Created Surprisingly Diverse Ancient Ecosystems
    04 December 2025

    New University of Maryland research suggests that dinosaur parenting strategy fundamentally reshaped the Mesozoic world, with “latchkey kid dinosaurs” filling ecological niches their parents did not.  

  • Sylvester James Gates Jr.
    Sylvester James Gates Jr. Receives 2025 Barry Prize, Named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and African Academy of Sciences
    03 December 2025

    The Barry Prize honors scholars who have “made outstanding contributions to humanity’s knowledge, appreciation, and cultivation of the good, the true, and the beautiful.”

  • The Investigating Ocean Worlds (InvOW) project will measure organic compounds across three domains:  the subseafloor (A), the ocean (B), and the cryosphere (C),
    UMD Astrobiologist on Team Selected by NASA to Investigate Ocean Worlds and Their Organic Carbon Cycles
    03 December 2025

    The researchers will investigate how to accurately measure organic compounds of ocean worlds from space and determine whether they are indicators of life or habitability.

  • Lyle Isaacs
    New Molecules Capture, Contain and Clear Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
    03 December 2025

    UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Lyle Isaacs and his team developed “molecular containers” that can trap anesthetic drugs and flush them from the body, speeding up patient recovery and improving hospital efficiency.

  • Maissam Barkeshli
    UMD Physicist Selected for Prestigious Simons Collaboration to Study Inner Workings of Artificial Intelligence
    03 December 2025

    Physics Professor Maissam Barkeshli’s background in studying emergent collective phenomena will guide his approach to investigating mechanisms underlying AI and machine learning. 

  • Hakeem Henry. Image courtesy of same.
    Finding the Right Career Chemistry
    03 December 2025

    As a research scientist at Colgate-Palmolive, Hakeem Henry (Ph.D. ’21, chemistry) develops unique formulations for the personal care products millions of people use every day. 

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