The discovery brings scientists closer to finding possible extraterrestrial life on Mars and provides a potential destination for future robotic and human exploration.

UMD’s Volker Briken takes a closer look at the bacteria responsible for causing tuberculosis, one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.

UMD physicist Daniel Lathrop is spearheading a multidepartment Grand Challenges project that addresses campus steam, water and energy waste.

As a teacher and a physicist, Brad Conrad’s (M.S. ’06, Ph.D. ’09, physics) mission is to support physics education and “make the world a better place with science.”

Funding will endow the Brin Mathematics Research Center, establish a new endowed chair and launch a summer camp for Maryland high school students.

While pursuing a double degree in physics and astronomy, senior Madeline Lessard is leading a space for fellow STEM students interested in broadening their literary horizons.

He will use simulated galaxies to look for ‘imprints’ of elusive dark matter.

Shane Coffield, a researcher with the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, advocates for an evidence-based approach to inclusion.

Entomology's Anahí Espíndola and Mathematics' Jacqueline Dwyer-Xec and Archana Khurana were selected for their broad and meaningful impact in CMNS.

Barbier sought out Career Center support for job offer negotiations.