Carroll is UMD’s first Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and the inaugural Andrew and Mary Balo and Nicholas and Susan Simon Endowed Chair.

NASA satellite data reveals electron-scale energy transformation at the leading edge of Earth’s magnetic field.

NIH-led study yields potential clues for understanding eye disease and blindness in people.

All-sky cameras can capture stars, meteors, cloud formations and much more.

The awards will enable two students to study abroad and three students to continue their research on campus this summer.

Junior biological sciences major Maria Chen co-founded Symbiont Health, which placed first in UMD’s 2018 Do Good Challenge.

First-of-its-kind study combines NASA satellite observations of Earth with data on human activities to map where—and why—freshwater is changing around the globe.

More than 50 sixth-graders attended the class, which also featured a guest lecture by entomology graduate student Samuel Ramsey.

Three other graduating seniors from the college were named finalists for the award.

McMillen received his B.S. in chemistry in 1974 from UMD and Rock is graduating with dual bachelor’s degrees in biological sciences and government and politics.