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Kaia Ungerer posing in a chemistry lab

Where Beauty Meets Science

20 Mar 26

Matt Baker with flying cards

Making Math Magical

18 Mar 26

A bearded, brunette man wears a black and gray hoodie that says "SEED Electronic Arts" standing in front of a blurred background of trees.

How Physics Powers EA’s Next-Gen Video Games

13 Mar 26

DART asteroid cosmic snowballs highlighted

New NASA DART Mission Data Reveals that Asteroids Throw ‘Cosmic Snowballs’ at Each Other

06 Mar 26

Samuel Márquez González wears a striped button down shirt and gray sweater, standing in front of his research poster which is white with orange headers.

How Pokémon and Anime Inspired a Career in Physics

05 Mar 26

A man smiles wearing a black suit and yellow bow tie.

Air Force Veteran Rekindles His Passion for Science at UMD

23 Feb 26

Thomas Lake. Photo courtesy of same.

Inspired by Innovation

23 Feb 26

UMD alums Marc Slatkoff and Carel Hoffeditz in the 1970s.

A Shared UMD French Class Brought These Two Science Terps Together…Pour Toujours [Forever]

13 Feb 26

Russell Schwartz. Photo courtesy of same.

From ‘Math Nerd’ to Mission Engineer

10 Feb 26

Joy Watnik-Saul and Jeff Saul. Photo courtesy of same.

Remembering and Giving Back

10 Feb 26

Nathan Frohna next to Morgan Stanley sign. Image courtesy of same.

From Physics to Finance

03 Feb 26

Microsoft team posing with Testudo in front of the Iribe Center in May 2025

Partnering with Microsoft to Reimagine Learning

12 Jan 26

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