From Lab Bench to Launch Pad

Senior physics major Dhruv Agarwal leads a team of undergraduate students developing satellite components that could launch deep into space with upcoming NASA missions. 

UMD to Host Microsoft Quantum Research Center in Discovery District

Gov. Wes Moore announced the project while addressing hundreds gathered for the Quantum World Congress, a global event focused on the future of quantum science and innovation.

Driving AI Innovation for Autonomous Vehicles

As software engineering director of AI evaluation at Wayve, John Wyrwas (B.S. ’07, physics; B.S. ’07, electrical engineering) accelerates autonomous vehicle technology into the future.

University of Maryland Mathematics Professor Lawrence Washington Receives Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award

Washington was recognized for his transformative impact on student success and program innovation during his nearly 50 years at UMD.

Targeting the World’s Most Bloodthirsty Killer

St. Leger had been experimenting with genetically engineered versions that he suspected could be more effective and environmentally sound than chemical pesticides.

New Teaching Innovation Grants Help Accommodate ‘Broad Spectrum of Learners’

Biology Senior Lecturer Maira Goytia revamped her “Anatomy and Physiology I” class to develop in-class application-based activities on how the human body regulates multiple physiological variables after different physical tasks. Mathematics Lecturer Matt Griffin used the grant to enhance digital accessibility of his online resources and to help make the content relevant to his students’ varied interests for his “Elementary Statistics and Probability” class.

An Impressive Incoming Class Act

Get to know two new Science Terps in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.

Solving a Decades-long Solar Flare Mystery

Physics Ph.D. student Anna Fitzmaurice develops simulations of solar storms to understand why a rare helium isotope defies expectations during the sun’s most violent events. 

Open Philanthropy Awards $336K to Map the Impact of Scientific Funding Cuts

Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Pennsylvania are jointly leading efforts to communicate the science and community impacts of ongoing cuts to federal funding for science and medical research.

Summer at Summit Station

UMD physics graduate student Aishwarya Vijai spent a month this summer at Summit Station, Greenland, deep inside the Arctic Circle.

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