Congratulations to the College's August and December 2022 Graduates

194 students graduated from the college in August 2022 and 506 students graduated from the college in December 2022.

UMD Establishes Endowed Professorship in Quantum Computing

Professorship funded by a $1 million gift from IonQ and matched by $1 million from the Maryland Department of Commerce.

Budding Biochemist Nurtures Passion for Plants and Pharmacology

Joshua Cooksey’s green thumb put him on a path to scientific discovery.

Finding the Right Chemistry at UMD

With her research group tackling grand challenges and a new state-of-the-art lab in her future, materials chemist Mercedes Taylor is on a roll.

“It’s Amazing Work To Be On This Journey”

Pavel Khrimians (B.S. ’00, biochemistry) biotech startup sets its sights on cancer and inflammatory diseases with an ambitious mission and next-generation technology.

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science major
Frederick, MD
FIRE Program
Federal Fellows Program
Computer Science major
Arabic minor
Bowie, MD
College Success Scholars (CSS)
UMD Scientists Create Chemical Compound That Can Reverse Effects of Potentially Deadly Drugs

Their method successfully counteracted two highly addictive drugsfentanyl and methamphetamine—in lab experiments.

 

UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Myles Poulin Awarded $1.9M NIH Grant

Poulin will use the award to further his research in bacterial biofilm production, a microbiological process with implications for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.

Changing the World From Lab to Boardroom

Judith Giordan (Ph.D. ’80, chemistry), former Fortune 100 executive and 2023 American Chemical Society president, shares her story about what catalyzed her to pursue chemistry.

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