University of Maryland Names New Director of National Quantum Laboratory

Norbert Linke will become the new director of the National Quantum Laboratory at UMD on September 1, 2025.

UMD Team Examines Brain Processes to Understand Opioid Relapse

Najib El-Sayed, a professor of cell biology and molecular genetics, is working with Xuan “Anna” Li, an assistant professor of psychology, to uncover genetic and epigenetic changes—how genes are turned on or off—linked to relapse behavior involving oxycodone abuse.

Learning by Doing

Students in Break Through Tech's micro-internship program found confidence through mentorship from a former Sprintern.

‘Quantum Steampunk’ Creative Writing Course Explores the Science of Science Fiction

To help an interdisciplinary group of students channel their internal H.G. Wells, Edward Daschle gave his class a two-part task earlier this week: First, jot down a modern-day appliance and pass the paper to the left. Next, describe a “steampunk” version of the contraption you received.

UMD Astronomers Spot Candidate for Speediest Exoplanet System

A star-planet pair, likely the first of its kind, was detected by a UMD-led team in 2011.

Two Internationally Recognized Mathematicians Join the University of Maryland

New Brin Endowed Professors Uri Bader and Ron Peled bring a wealth of experience and research to the UMD Department of Mathematics.

Health Policy on the Hill

A congressional internship put UMD biological sciences major Vainavi Gambhir on a policy-driven path.

Two Science Terp Faculty Members Named MPower Professors

Researchers pursuing collaborative work on pressing issues were awarded $150,000.

Database Co-produced by UMD Undergrad Is First to Document Tornadoes Worldwide

A research team co-led by Malcolm Maas, a double-degree student in physics and atmospheric and oceanic science, has built a first-of-its-kind archive, capturing records of 100,000 twisters from the U.S. Plains to the Eastern Hemisphere.

Changing Bodies to Change Minds

The Embodied Dynamics Lab at the University of Maryland explores human-machine collaboration to improve accessibility and skill acquisition for people with mobility issues and neurodivergence through innovative technologies like exoskeletons and tactile feedback devices.

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