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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
Mathematics Professor Abba Gumel Answers Questions About the Math Behind Infectious Disease

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything spotlighting epidemic modeling research.

April 25, 2025
What It Takes: The Insect Zoo

From beetles that play dead to friendly spiders, visitors can go behind the scenes at one of Maryland Day’s most popular exhibits.
 

April 25, 2025
Discovering a ‘Passion for Research’

Roughly 500 students from disciplines across campus will present their work to peers, faculty and staff, and families and friends in the Stamp Student Union at Undergraduate Research Day. 

April 23, 2025
Biological Sciences Alum Feeds Curiosity at NASA

Astrobiologist Luoth Chou (B.S. ’13, biological sciences) believes there could be life on other planets—and if there is, she wants to find it. 

April 23, 2025