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Vainavi Gambhir Named 2025 University Medalist

At UMD's Main Commencement Ceremony on May 21, 2025, Gambhir will receive the University Medal, honoring a graduating senior demonstrating academic distinction, outstanding character and extracurricular community impact.

May 5, 2025
Alan Liu Teams Up with Army Research Laboratory to Streamline Dynamic Data

A University of Maryland researcher has received funding from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) to develop data systems that deliver real-time awareness without overwhelming tactical networks—especially in demanding environments like combat zones or those struck by natural disasters.

May 2, 2025
7 Proposals for AI-Focused Courses Awarded New Grants 

Funds administered by AIM to support classes in arts and humanities, public health, behavioral and social sciences, and information science.

May 2, 2025
Building Sustainability by Serving the Community

From rescuing dining hall leftovers to researching plant viruses, junior biological sciences major Kyle Zibell tackles waste on multiple fronts for a more sustainable future.

May 2, 2025
Measurements that Matter

Systems engineer Sven Geier (Ph.D. ’00, astronomy) builds space instruments that push the boundaries of measurement, spectroscopy and scientific discovery.

May 2, 2025
Time Crystal Research Enters a New Phase

Researchers created a framework showing how time crystals form and stabilize, offering insights for future quantum tech.

May 1, 2025
Strengthening Communities, a Course at a Time

A new program embedding civic learning into classes across campus has reached over 1,000 students.

April 30, 2025
Researchers Solve One of Earth’s Ancient Volcanic Mysteries

A University of Maryland-led team traced a 120-million-year-old “super-eruption” to its source, offering new insights into Earth’s complex geological history. 

April 30, 2025
Solutions to Bird Flu Hatched

On the farm and in the lab, researchers are fighting a virus that’s pushing up food prices and threatening a new pandemic.

April 30, 2025
UMD Computer Science Major Bhavika Buddi Awarded 2025 NOAA Hollings Scholarship

Awardees receive up to $19,000 and a paid 10-week internship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

April 30, 2025
Leslie Pick Named Associate Dean for Graduate Education in UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Pick previously chaired the Department of Entomology for over a decade and has been a faculty member at UMD since 2003.

April 29, 2025
Career Q&A with Biological Sciences Major Muntaha Hossain

Hossain discovered a passion for biological research at the University of Maryland.

April 28, 2025