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UMD Computer Scientist Mohammad Hajiaghayi Earns Test of Time Honors
He will be honored for papers that helped shape the modern field of algorithmic economics and online mechanism design.
UMD Team Develops Precise ‘Undo Button’ for AI Memory
The team created a framework that can selectively erase unwanted information from an AI model while preserving its overall intelligence and reasoning skills.
Val Bonhomme Wins Dean’s Staff Award
As a program administrative specialist, Bonhomme ensures that key functions such as graduate student admissions and recruitment run smoothly.
Listening to What the Fish Say About Hearing Loss
A side project on salmon ears led Allison Coffin (Ph.D. '05, biological sciences) to a biomedical sciences career she never expected.
UMD Senior Joshua Mathew Wins 2026 Astronaut Scholarship
Mathew hopes the scholarship will launch his career as a physician-scientist who develops new cancer treatments.
Climate Scientist Walks from NYC to DC—and Stops at UMD
The 250-mile, 12-day trek, taken in support of climate and weather science, included a stop in College Park for a discussion with Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Professor Ross Salawitch.
She has been on the faculty for more than 20 years and served as director of graduate studies for five years.
UMD Leads MURI to Build Smarter Artificial Intelligence
The federally funded research program aims to harness astrocytes—one of the brain’s most overlooked cell types—to create next-generation artificial intelligence systems.
T32 Training Grant Renewed for UMD's Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing
The grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has supported numerous pre- and post-doctoral students over the past 32 years.
UMD Computer Science Major Jenny Wang Earns Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholarship
A high school internship with NOAA sparked Wang's passion for using code to understand climate.
Meet Program Manager Jessica Sadler
Sadler, who manages the Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation (AMSC) graduate program, received a Dean’s Outstanding Employee Award this year.
Congratulations to the College's May 2026 Graduates!
Over 2,200 students from our college graduated in May 2026.