The department also ranks in the Top 10 among the country’s public universities in four computer science specialties.

While monkeypox cases seem to be stabilizing, stronger and better-adapted variants may still evolve, according to new UMD research.

Didier Depireux’s unpredictable path from a Ph.D. in physics to a ‘breakthrough’ medical startup.

92 students explored user experience design in Break Through Tech’s Summer Guild.

UMD biologist Gerald Wilkinson has been named a co-principal investigator of the IISAGE Biology Integration Institute.

Judy Herreid builds on a family tradition of supporting physics students in memory of her late husband Leon A. Herreid, a physicist and systems engineer at NASA Goddard. 

UMD scientist contributes to analysis of an enigmatic species of algae, helping to bridge the evolutionary gap between land and marine organisms.

The awards enabled students to conduct research, attend a scientific conference and work as an intern over the summer.

Dmitry Dolgopyat, Richard Greene and Zhanqing Li have been named Distinguished University Professors.

Major study co-authored by UMD astronomer highlights five critical challenges.