This year's awardees were selected from a pool of hundreds of nominations from the Science Terp community.
Over 4,200 students from our college are set to graduate in May 2026.
Through multidisciplinary partnerships and a bit of weather science, Elana Fertig (M.S. ’05, Ph.D. ’07, applied mathematics & statistics, and scientific computation) aims to make cancer a predictable and manageable disease.
The funds administered by AIM support classes in 10 colleges and schools across the university.
They were honored for their research exploring the foundations of quantum science.
A hands-on UMD course gives undergraduates the opportunity to share the magic of chemistry with third graders in Prince George's County.
A new study from UMD chemical physicists could lead to more stable quantum memory, safer fuel storage and an improved ability to measure comet temperatures in outer space.
Biological sciences Ph.D. student John Labella channels impressions from a sci-fi bestseller and research experiences in biotech as he develops novel genetic tools and problem-solving technology.
Inside UMD's Plant Diagnostics Lab, botanical medical mysteries meet scientific detective work
Jinyi “Cornelia” Zhu came to Maryland for the weather. She leaves with a B.S. in public health science, a Ph.D. in biological sciences, and gratitude for the freshman science program that started it all.