NIH Awards $12.5M for Alzheimer’s Researchers to Use AI to Scour Biobank Data

UMD computer scientist Heng Huang leads the project’s artificial intelligence and machine learning efforts and plans to build a genomic language model for Alzheimer’s that will drive drug discovery for the disease.

 

New UMD Startup Builds the ‘Picks and Shovels’ for the RNA Revolution

Emergente’s patented RNAnneal platform predicts shapeshifting RNA structures, addressing a foundational bottleneck across the therapeutics, agriculture and biotechnology manufacturing industries.

Shared Pain, Shared Relief

A new University of Maryland-led study reveals that observing others in pain, even digital avatars, can affect how we feel pain ourselves.

UMD Senior Helps Build the Hit Video Game Platform, Roblox

After a rewarding summer internship in 2025, mathematics major Arianna Maxwell will return to Roblox as a full-time employee in June.

UMD Department of Geology Announces New Name

The Department of Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences better reflects the unit’s interdisciplinary nature.

Improving AI-Human Interaction

Boyd-Graber would not have recommended using chatbots for anything four years ago, but says that huge advancements have been made in the last few years. 

Dean's List: Fall 2025

Congratulations to the almost 4,200 Fall 2025 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.

Finding an Off-Campus Apartment Can Be Stressful. A Student-Created Platform Aims to Change That.

Kato, a website developed by a team of University of Maryland students and launched in November, gives peers a way to quickly get up-to-date prices for 17 local apartment buildings, compare floor plans and amenities, compare distances to major campus landmarks, and see historic price trends and reviews.

A Shared UMD French Class Brought These Two Science Terps Together…Pour Toujours [Forever]

They fell in love at UMD more than 55 years ago. Marc (B.S. ’70, zoology) and Carel (B.S. ’70, microbiology) Slatkoff are still on the move and making memories.

Gemstone Team VIRAL Conducts Zika Brain Development Study at Children’s National Hospital

To investigate how prenatal Zika virus infection affects fetal brain development, Team VIRAL is testing whether targeting cellular pathways like autophagy and the lysosome—with treatments such as metformin—can reduce Zika-related neurological damage before birth.

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