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The department also ranks among the country’s best universities in artificial intelligence, theory and programming language specialties according to U.S. News & World Report.

Astronomy Ph.D. student Alexander Dittmann and postdoc Amelia Hankla received two of the 24 awards.

These fellowships recognize outstanding STEM graduate students.

‘Bug Guy’ Mike Raupp explains ‘bizarre’ survival strategy and next local emergence.

Cosmetic chemist Ama Gyedu (B.S. ’17, chemistry) blends artistry with science to develop new and improved formulations for personal care products like makeup and perfume. 

A UMD-led team of researchers probed this ‘prototypical starburst galaxy’ to understand the conditions that foster star formation.

UMD’s 49 scholarships in the past 15 years rank No. 2 in the nation.

Computer Science Professor and CMNS Associate Dean for Research Rance Cleaveland passed away on March 27, 2024.

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.”