Computer science Ph.D. student Erik Rye explores how digital devices can be tracked through wireless access points and IP addresses, uncovering privacy risks in conflict zones like Ukraine and developing solutions to protect users.

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything spotlighting astrophysics research.

With her company Ecphora Capital, Deborah Hemingway (Ph.D. ’18, biophysics) is reshaping venture capital in Maryland.

Astronomy's James “Gerbs” Bauer says chances of an asteroid apocalypse wane, but Earth must stay wary.

Norbert Linke will become the new director of the National Quantum Laboratory at UMD on September 1, 2025.

Najib El-Sayed, a professor of cell biology and molecular genetics, is working with Xuan “Anna” Li, an assistant professor of psychology, to uncover genetic and epigenetic changes—how genes are turned on or off—linked to relapse behavior involving oxycodone abuse.

Students in Break Through Tech's micro-internship program found confidence through mentorship from a former Sprintern.

To help an interdisciplinary group of students channel their internal H.G. Wells, Edward Daschle gave his class a two-part task earlier this week: First, jot down a modern-day appliance and pass the paper to the left. Next, describe a “steampunk” version of the contraption you received.

A star-planet pair, likely the first of its kind, was detected by a UMD-led team in 2011.

New Brin Endowed Professors Uri Bader and Ron Peled bring a wealth of experience and research to the UMD Department of Mathematics.