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Tracking Climate-Linked Pathogens Through DNA Science
Postdoc Kyle Brumfield and Distinguished University Professor Rita Colwell are working with an inter-university team to help mitigate the threat from waterborne pathogens.
Exploring the Secret Lives of Figs and Fig Wasps
Biology Professor Carlos Machado studies the extraordinary partnership between figs and their microscopic pollinators—and what happens when some evolutionary partners turn into ‘cheaters’.
Chen Receives NSF CAREER Award to Improve Security of AI Coding Tools
Chen’s research focuses on code large language models, which are AI systems that help programmers by completing partial programs or generating code from natural language instructions.
GRAD-MAP Students, Mentors ‘Learn From Each Other’
Over nine weeks, UMD researchers and summer scholars tackle short but ambitious projects related to physics and astronomy.
Career Q&A with Biological Sciences and Mathematics Alum Safiullah Rifai
Rifai (B.S. ’23) received counsel from the Health Professions Advising Office and will pursue an M.D./Ph.D. at the University of Maryland School of Medicine this fall.
Maryland State Entomologist Max Ferlauto (Ph.D. ’24, entomology) is working to protect some of the state’s smallest—and rarest—inhabitants.
Scientists Track Lightning “Pollution” in Real Time Using NASA Satellite
Led by UMD Atmospheric and Oceanic Science researchers, this novel experiment is revealing how thunderstorms affect our climate and how Earth’s atmosphere breaks down pollution.
$2.85M Gift Launches the University of Maryland Computing Catalyst
Donation from alum Brendan Iribe honors Jandelyn Plane, who pioneered the university’s K-12 outreach programs in computing.
Researchers Spy Finish Line in Race for Majorana Qubits
Our computer age is built on a foundation of semiconductors. As researchers and engineers look toward a new generation of computers that harness quantum physics, they are exploring various foundations for the burgeoning technology.
Physics Assistant Professor Manuel Franco Sevilla Answers Questions About Flavor Physics
The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything spotlighting experimental particle physics research.
Michael Brown, Abba Gumel and Christopher Reynolds Named 2025 Distinguished University Professors
They join more than 60 colleagues in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences who have been named Distinguished University Professor since 1980.
A new study co-authored by Geology's Nicholas Schmerr shows that seismic activity on the moon could pose risk to long-term lunar infrastructure.