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$3.25M from the State of Maryland Matches $4M Gift for Two Eugenia Brin Endowed Chairs

The new endowed chairs at UMD will conduct research in Parkinson's disease and data assimilation.

July 29, 2026
$8.16M Gift Honors Longtime Supporter of UMD Science and Arts

The Brin family’s commitment was matched by a $3.25M award from the state for 2 endowed chairs.

July 29, 2026
Scientists Discover an Antidote to Lethal Snake Bites that Comes Straight from the Source

A new UMD-led study provides a blueprint for the next generation of antivenoms—using snakes’ natural molecular defenses against their own deadly venom.

July 29, 2026
First-Ever ‘Wandering’ Black Hole Spotted at the Edge of a Galaxy

Normally invisible as it whizzes around outer space, this supermassive black hole revealed itself to UMD astronomers by shimmering as it swallowed a star.

July 27, 2026
Tiny Ocean Fronts Reshape the Air Above Them, UMD Study Finds

Sharp, fleeting temperature boundaries on the ocean’s surface transform the atmosphere in ways not yet captured by climate and weather models.

July 21, 2026
Seven Science Terps Received CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Awards

The awards enable the students to conduct research and present at scientific conferences over the summer.

July 20, 2026
‘Clumped’ Methane Reveals Human Climate Impact—and Potentially Future Climate Progress

UMD researchers reconstructed the first-ever timeline of a rare form of methane, exploring whether it could be used to assess future climate progress. 

July 15, 2026
UMD Astronomer Awarded $2.5M Moore Foundation Award to Transform How Telescopes See the Universe

Sylvain Veilleux and his collaborators will equip a ground-based telescope with the observing power of space telescopes for the first time.

July 15, 2026
UMD Scientist Awarded NIH Grant to Advance Research on Rare Form of Muscular Dystrophy

Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Professor Kan Cao’s newly funded research builds on her progeria research to tackle another devastating pediatric disease. 

July 14, 2026
 Scientists Find Hidden Individuality in Viral Infections

A new study reveals that viruses exhibit substantial differences in how they shape the fate of host cells, with implications for ecology, evolution and biotechnology.

July 14, 2026
Steering Evolution to Prevent Disease

Biology Assistant Professor Jeff Maltas combines math and lab work to study how drug resistance evolves in cancer and pathogens.

July 13, 2026
The Dynamics of Disease: Can Plant Pathogens Take the Heat?

Biology Assistant Professor Emily Bruns studies a common plant pathogen to understand disease interactions in a changing environment.

July 13, 2026