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University of Maryland Mathematics Professor Lawrence Washington Receives Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award

Washington was recognized for his transformative impact on student success and program innovation during his nearly 50 years at UMD.

September 16, 2025
Targeting the World’s Most Bloodthirsty Killer

St. Leger had been experimenting with genetically engineered versions that he suspected could be more effective and environmentally sound than chemical pesticides.

September 15, 2025
New Teaching Innovation Grants Help Accommodate ‘Broad Spectrum of Learners’

Biology Senior Lecturer Maira Goytia revamped her “Anatomy and Physiology I” class to develop in-class application-based activities on how the human body regulates multiple physiological variables after different physical tasks. Mathematics Lecturer Matt Griffin used the grant to enhance digital accessibility of his online resources and to help make the content relevant to his students’ varied interests for his “Elementary Statistics and Probability” class.

September 15, 2025
An Impressive Incoming Class Act

Get to know two new Science Terps in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.

September 15, 2025
Solving a Decades-long Solar Flare Mystery

Physics Ph.D. student Anna Fitzmaurice develops simulations of solar storms to understand why a rare helium isotope defies expectations during the sun’s most violent events. 

September 15, 2025
Open Philanthropy Awards $336K to Map the Impact of Scientific Funding Cuts

Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Pennsylvania are jointly leading efforts to communicate the science and community impacts of ongoing cuts to federal funding for science and medical research.

September 15, 2025
Summer at Summit Station

UMD physics graduate student Aishwarya Vijai spent a month this summer at Summit Station, Greenland, deep inside the Arctic Circle.

September 12, 2025
UMD Named Flagship Academic Partner for Quantum World Congress 2025

The announcement cements a multi-year collaboration that has helped place UMD at the center of a global conversation on quantum science and innovation, and at the heart of the rapidly growing Greater Washington quantum ecosystem.

September 12, 2025
JQI Hosts Quantum Workshop for Science Communicators

More than two dozen science communicators convened on campus at UMD for a workshop focused on the fundamentals of quantum science and the subtleties of explaining it.

September 12, 2025
Neal Rangarajan Combines Computer Science and Medicine

Rangarajan is one of the students in the first cohort of the University of Maryland’s new B.S.-M.D. program.

September 12, 2025
Anisha Campbell Wins USM Board of Regents Staff Award

The USM Board of Regents has recognized Dr. Anisha Campbell for her Exceptional Contribution as Associate Director for Terrapin Teachers at UMD. 

September 12, 2025
New Study Shows Island Ant Communities in Sharp Decline

UMD entomologist Evan Economo’s novel approach to studying ant populations revealed signs of decline in 79% of species found only in Fiji.

September 11, 2025