Two UMD Astronomy Space Probes Advance to Next Round of $1 Billion NASA Mission Selection

Proposals from Christopher Reynolds for an X-ray mission and Alberto Bolatto and Jason Glenn for a far-infrared mission are closer to being realized.

Michael Brown, Abba Gumel and Christopher Reynolds Named 2025 Distinguished University Professors

They join more than 60 colleagues in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences who have been named Distinguished University Professor since 1980.

University of Maryland Geophysicist Helps Identify Moonquake Dangers that Could Threaten Future Missions

A new study co-authored by Geology's Nicholas Schmerr shows that seismic activity on the moon could pose risk to long-term lunar infrastructure. 

Career Q&A with Biochemistry and Biological Sciences Alum Angel Obiorah

Counsel from the Reed-Yorke Health Professions Advising Office helped Obiorah (B.S. ’24) get into the M.D./Ph.D. program at Washington University in St. Louis.

Entomologist Raymond St. Leger Fights Mosquitoes with Fungi

He uses fungi in an attempt to find a biocontrol method that can kill disease-carrying mosquitoes and replace the chemical insecticides to which they have become resistant.

Coal Dust Clouds a Baltimore Neighborhood’s Fight for Clean Air

University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers link air pollution in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay community to nearby coal terminal activity and wind.

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Lessons in Resilience from a Primitive Plant

Biological sciences Ph.D. candidate Priyanka Bharadwaj studies an ancient plant that may hold the key to understanding how plants can adapt to and survive extreme conditions. 

From Functions to Firmware

Senior mathematics and computer science double major Alex Yelovich’s passion for numbers helped him thrive in UMD’s Math and Robotics clubs.

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