UMD Computer Scientist Heng Huang Receives Funding to Develop Wearable AI Vitals-Monitoring Device and AI-Enabled Medical Imaging Test Bed

The NIH-NSF and FDA projects aim to predict hospital readmissions in high-risk heart failure patients and establish reliable methods for evaluating the safety and performance of AI-enabled medical imaging systems.

Computer Science Professor Mihai Pop Answers Questions About Mapping the Microbiome

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything spotlighting research on decoding the microscopic world.

Pushing the Boundaries of Therapeutic Possibility

Biotech executive Krisztina Zsebo (B.S. ’77, biochemistry) has spent more than four decades working at the forefront of therapeutic discovery, bringing life-changing drugs to the patients who need them. 

Building Disney+, ESPN+ and a New SiriusXM

Jared Wolinsky (B.S. ’09, computer science) credits his University of Maryland education and the QUEST Honors Program for preparing him for his current role as group vice president of software engineering at SiriusXM.

UMD Alum Hanhee Paik Helps to Shape the Future of Quantum Computing at IBM

Paik (M.S. ’05, Ph.D. ’07, physics) helps researchers use the company’s increasingly powerful machines to solve challenging problems.

Scientists Use Marsquake Detection Methods to Study Quakes on the Moon

UMD geophysicist Nicholas Schmerr helped adapt a technique built to track marsquakes for NASA’s InSight mission, turning it on the moon.

UMD Biochemistry Ph.D. Students Explore the Depths of the Microbiome

Saúl Flores and Holly Hemesath are participating in the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences’ seven-month student fellowship program.

Study Foresees Heightened Measles Epidemic Risk for Florida

UMD mathematicians predict the dramatic impact of a proposal to repeal Florida’s measles vaccine mandate.

Senior Computer Science Major Mahati Gorthy Navigated Google Summer Internship

She worked on the Android Messaging team, focusing on spam and abuse. 

Quantum Device Simulates Matter Popping into Existence

A research team used a small number of atoms to simulate an aspect of the extreme physics at play in modern particle colliders and in the chaotic environment that existed shortly after the big bang.