Decoding Giant Honey Bee Defense

UMD biological sciences Ph.D. student Gayatri Anand develops mathematical models to understand how hundreds of giant honey bees ‘shimmer’ in perfect synchrony to protect their hive. 

3 Science Terp Projects Awarded Do Good Campus Fund Grants

Projects developed by staff members and graduate students in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences received funding to create positive social change. 

Learning to Speak 'Plant' in a Changing Environment

Biological sciences Ph.D. candidate Eeshita Ghosh gets to the root(s) of how plants respond on the cellular level to environmental change, asking how key proteins regulate the calcium signals that sound the alarm.

UMD Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Major Allison Fenley Awarded 2026 Hollings Scholarship

Fenley monitors weather conditions around campus and is pursuing a career engineering new meteorological sensors. 

UMD Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Major Donovan Fry Awarded 2026 Hollings Scholarship

Fry has won international weather forecasting competitions and is one of the country's most promising young meteorologists.

Seeking ‘Whom to Bite’ Instructions in Mosquitoes’ Genes

Biological sciences Ph.D. candidate Theresa Menna characterizes the sensory genes that drive blood-seeking mosquitoes to sniff out a preferred host.

UMD Sophomore Jenna Strauch Earns Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholarship

From beach trips with her family to one of the country's top science honors, Strauch found her passion where math meets the ocean.

UMD Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Major Felix Gomez Awarded Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholarship

As a newly named NOAA Hollings Scholar, UMD sophomore Felix Gomez is building a career at the intersection of art, science and the sea.

Naming a New Microbe: Lindsey Walter Discovers Hidden Player in Rainbow Trout Gut

Walter will propose an official species name and prepare the genome for international databases and a genome announcement publication.

NASA-JAXA’s XRISM Telescope Clocks Hot Wind of Galaxy M82

The XRISM Resolve instrument’s high resolution and sensitivity allowed the researchers to accurately measure the speed of the hot wind by looking at an X-ray signal from superheated iron in the galactic center.