Biotech executive Krisztina Zsebo (B.S.

Jared Wolinsky (B.S.

Paik (M.S. ’05, Ph.D.

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

The PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) will peer through cosmic gas and dust to achie

Postdocs bring valuable expertise, national prestige and additional research funding to UMD.

Does washing bananas prevent or reduce fruit flies in your kitchen? We asked two entomologists and a food scientist about fruit flies and bananas. They all agreed on the simple steps to take to preven...

John Biddle (Ph.D.

A UMD-led study found that catastrophic collisions between icy moons barely disturb the hidden oceans beneath th

Their work could double the scientific output of future missions searching for life on Mars, Saturn’s moon Encel

From Idaho to Massachusetts to Japan, Fulbright Alumni Ambassador Kylie Dan explores all t

Richard Isaacson (Ph.D.

Once on the brink of extinction, the scimitar-horned oryx is making a comeback in the savannahs of Africa—and UM

A University of Maryland-led institute focused on robust quantum simulation will launch a new phase of research

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Microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in shady spots in the moon’s south p

As part of a new $4.5 million initiative, Wendell T.

July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States, breaking a record last set during the Dust Bowl – just another step in the escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet. Corresp...

UMD scientists found that a matrix surrounding brain cells loosens and rebuilds during learning—and gradually st

Working on a giant subatomic particle detector at the South Pole helped UMD physics Ph.D.

By studying how seismic waves travel through frozen soil on Earth, a University of Maryland geophysicist helped

For UMD junior Jacob Goldman, science and music are in educational harmony.

A new UMD-led study provides a blueprint for the next generation of antivenoms—using snakes’ natural molecular d

The new endowed chairs at UMD will conduct research in Parkinson's disease and data assimilation.

Similar black holes are usually found at the center of a galaxy. This one is wandering the cosmos.

Over a five-decade career, HHMI Investigator Connie Cepko has reshaped our understanding of how the retina develops and forged new paths toward treating blindness and inherited retinal disease. This s...

Normally invisible as it whizzes around outer space, this supermassive black hole revealed itself&nbsp