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The senior biological sciences major explores fungal samples from the western Italian Alps.

Air Force officer and UMD statistics graduate student Maddie Fischer sees her math skills take flight.

The Computer Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies departments collaborated on a new cross-listed course.

Astronomy Professor Massimo Ricotti and postdoctoral associate Brian Welch co-authored this latest research, which used the James Webb Space Telescope to see how early stars are born.  

Sandeep Ramesh (B.S. ’22 mathematics; B.S. ’22 computer science) spins a fantasy sports internship into a full-time job at DraftKings.

He was honored for his research contributions in the areas of understanding, designing, and controlling interacting quantum systems.

Microbiologist Kasandra Hunter-Whitfield (B.S. ’13, biological sciences) works on the front lines of the government’s biodefense program to help protect those who serve.

Eight faculty and staff members share their favorite books—both old and new.

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

A UMD faculty member since 2016, she has served in a similar leadership role in the A. James Clark School of Engineering since 2022.

Researchers and local leaders will track real-time data in the state’s waterfront communities.

Fifteen tenured/tenure-track faculty members, five instructional faculty members and five research faculty members were promoted, effective between November 2023 and August 2024. Two additional faculty members were named Distinguished University Professor—the highest academic honor bestowed by the university.