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Building Disney+, ESPN+ and a New SiriusXM
Jared Wolinsky (B.S. ’09, computer science) credits his University of Maryland education and the QUEST Honors Program for preparing him for his current role as group vice president of software engineering at SiriusXM.
UMD Alum Hanhee Paik Helps to Shape the Future of Quantum Computing at IBM
Paik (M.S. ’05, Ph.D. ’07, physics) helps researchers use the company’s increasingly powerful machines to solve challenging problems.
Scientists Use Marsquake Detection Methods to Study Quakes on the Moon
UMD geophysicist Nicholas Schmerr helped adapt a technique built to track marsquakes for NASA’s InSight mission, turning it on the moon.
UMD Biochemistry Ph.D. Students Explore the Depths of the Microbiome
Saúl Flores and Holly Hemesath are participating in the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences’ seven-month student fellowship program.
Study Foresees Heightened Measles Epidemic Risk for Florida
UMD mathematicians predict the dramatic impact of a proposal to repeal Florida’s measles vaccine mandate.
Building Better AI for Chemistry
A U.S. National Science Foundation workshop hosted by the University of Maryland began charting a roadmap for developing chemistry-specific artificial intelligence tools to advance scientific research and discovery.
Watch, Warning or Just Weather? A UMD Meteorologist Decodes Alerts on Your Phone
UMD lightning researcher and former National Weather Service forecaster Joseph Patton breaks down hazardous weather alerts and what they mean.
Tracing the Evolution of Snake Venom
Once (or twice) bitten, biological sciences Ph.D. student Jory van Thiel pieces together the genetics of one of nature’s deadliest concoctions.
Two UMD Astronomers on PRIMA Team Selected for New Class of NASA Astrophysics Missions
The PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) will peer through cosmic gas and dust to achieve a remarkably clear view of the universe.
Celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week
Postdocs bring valuable expertise, national prestige and additional research funding to UMD.
New Study Detects Ammonia and Unexpected Chill on a Distant Giant Planet
A UMD-led team found water, methane and a rare ammonia signal in the atmosphere of HATS-6 b, a large planet orbiting a tiny star—raising new questions about how giant planets form.
University of Maryland Physicist Zohreh Davoudi Named 2026 Schmidt Polymath
Davoudi will receive up to $2.5 million to explore how the universe works using cutting-edge tools such as quantum computing and sensing.