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Michael Brown, Abba Gumel and Christopher Reynolds Named 2025 Distinguished University Professors

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.

University of Maryland Geophysicist Helps Identify Moonquake Dangers that Could Threaten Future Missions

University of Maryland Geophysicist Helps Identify Moonquake Dangers that Could Threaten Future Missions

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. 

Erin Molloy Receives NSF CAREER Award to Advance Evolutionary Biology with Novel Computational Tools

Erin Molloy Receives NSF CAREER Award to Advance Evolutionary Biology with Novel Computational Tools

Molloy’s research aims to unravel the complexities of retrotransposons—mobile DNA elements that copy-paste themselves around the genome.

Career Q&A with Biochemistry and Biological Sciences Alum Angel Obiorah

Career Q&A with Biochemistry and Biological Sciences Alum Angel Obiorah

Counsel from the Reed-Yorke Health Professions Advising Office helped Obiorah (B.S. ’24) get into the M.D./Ph.D. program at Washington University in St. Louis.

Entomologist Raymond St. Leger Fights Mosquitoes with Fungi

Entomologist Raymond St. Leger Fights Mosquitoes with Fungi

He uses fungi in an attempt to find a biocontrol method that can kill disease-carrying mosquitoes and replace the chemical insecticides to which they have become resistant.

Coal Dust Clouds a Baltimore Neighborhood’s Fight for Clean Air

Coal Dust Clouds a Baltimore Neighborhood’s Fight for Clean Air

University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers link air pollution in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay community to nearby coal terminal activity and wind.

How Satellites Help Maryland’s Coastal Economy

How Satellites Help Maryland’s Coastal Economy

From crab boats to cargo ships to the bustle of Ocean City’s boardwalk, Maryland’s economic prosperity is closely tied to its coast. However, managing this vital resource isn’t simple.

Lessons in Resilience from a Primitive Plant

Lessons in Resilience from a Primitive Plant

Biological sciences Ph.D. candidate Priyanka Bharadwaj studies an ancient plant that may hold the key to understanding how plants can adapt to and survive extreme conditions. 

Embodied AI Can Close the Nonverbal Communication Gap for Blind Individuals

Embodied AI Can Close the Nonverbal Communication Gap for Blind Individuals

Nonverbal communication in the workplace—like a nod, hand gesture, or glance—is crucial for building trust and collaboration among co-workers. But for blind individuals, these subtle cues often go unnoticed, creating barriers to effective teamwork.

From Functions to Firmware

From Functions to Firmware

Senior mathematics and computer science double major Alex Yelovich’s passion for numbers helped him thrive in UMD’s Math and Robotics clubs.

Flippers, Fins and Terrapins

Flippers, Fins and Terrapins

How Claire Bolster’s (B.S. ’20, biological sciences) fascination with biology, marine animals and ecosystems launched her dream career in marine science at Mystic Aquarium.

UMD Junior Awarded Prestigious Astronaut Scholarship

UMD Junior Awarded Prestigious Astronaut Scholarship

Mathematics and chemistry dual-degree student Benjamin Raufman’s journey from high school lab work to national recognition highlights the power of early research experience.