Undergrads Take Community-building Solutions to the Next Level

92 students explored user experience design in Break Through Tech’s Summer Guild.

New Institute Created to Study Differences in Aging Between Male and Female Organisms

UMD biologist Gerald Wilkinson has been named a co-principal investigator of the IISAGE Biology Integration Institute.

Blessing the World With More Leons

Judy Herreid builds on a family tradition of supporting physics students in memory of her late husband Leon A. Herreid, a physicist and systems engineer at NASA Goddard. 

Study Reveals New Clues About Land Plants’ Closest Algal Relative

UMD scientist contributes to analysis of an enigmatic species of algae, helping to bridge the evolutionary gap between land and marine organisms.

Portrait of Lilian Wang Lilian Wang

Biological Sciences and Psychology Dual Degree
Boyds, MD
Integrated Life Sciences (ILS)

Six Science Terps Received CMNS Alumni Network Summer Awards

The awards enabled students to conduct research, attend a scientific conference and work as an intern over the summer.

Portrait of Peace Oladunni Peace Oladunni

Computer Science Major
Silver Spring, MD
ACES Honors Program
RESET Project Fellow

Portrait of Tracy Ly Tracy Ly

Biological Sciences Major
Sociology Minor
Ellicott City, MD
Integrated Life Sciences

Portrait of Kian Mercado Kian Mercado

Dual Degree in Biochemistry and Biological Sciences
General Business Minor
Rockville, MD
Integrated Life Sciences (ILS)

Three Named 2022 Distinguished University Professors in UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Dmitry Dolgopyat, Richard Greene and Zhanqing Li have been named Distinguished University Professors.