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UMD Biochemistry Ph.D. Students Explore the Depths of the Microbiome

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

Study Foresees Heightened Measles Epidemic Risk for Florida

UMD mathematicians predict the dramatic impact of a proposal to repeal Florida’s measles vaccine mandate.

Senior Computer Science Major Mahati Gorthy Navigated Google Summer Internship

Senior Computer Science Major Mahati Gorthy Navigated Google Summer Internship

She worked on the Android Messaging team, focusing on spam and abuse. 

Quantum Device Simulates Matter Popping into Existence

Quantum Device Simulates Matter Popping into Existence

A research team used a small number of atoms to simulate an aspect of the extreme physics at play in modern particle colliders and in the chaotic environment that existed shortly after the big bang.

Building Better AI for Chemistry

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.

Rain or Shine: Forecasts Brought to You by Mesoterps

Rain or Shine: Forecasts Brought to You by Mesoterps

Mesoterps operate nine stations across campus with sensors collecting data on temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, rainfall, and barometric pressure.

Watch, Warning or Just Weather? A UMD Meteorologist Decodes Alerts on Your Phone

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

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

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

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

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

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.