UMD Astronomer Awarded $2.5M Moore Foundation Award to Transform How Telescopes See the Universe

Sylvain Veilleux and his collaborators will equip a ground-based telescope with the observing power of space telescopes for the first time.

Portrait of Yanne Chembo Yanne Chembo

Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics Director

Portrait of Wendell Hill Wendell Hill

Institute for Physical Science and Technology Director

Portrait of Adam Porter Adam Porter

Institute for Health Computing Co-Executive Director

Portrait of Andrew Childs Andrew Childs

Institute for Advanced Computer Studies Director

Portrait of Lars Peter Riishojgaard Lars Peter Riishojgaard

Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center Director

Portrait of Hal Daumé III Hal Daumé III

Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland Director

UMD Scientist Awarded NIH Grant to Advance Research on Rare Form of Muscular Dystrophy

Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Professor Kan Cao’s newly funded research builds on her progeria research to tackle another devastating pediatric disease. 

Scientists Find Hidden Individuality in Viral Infections

A new study reveals that viruses exhibit substantial differences in how they shape the fate of host cells, with implications for ecology, evolution and biotechnology.

Portrait of Kara Hoffman Kara Hoffman

Department of Physics Chair