September 2026 |
Features
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Neuroscience major Leah Boka was surprised at her home by CMNS Dean Amitabh Varshney and colleagues with a four-year, full-cost-of-attendance scholarship to UMD. |
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Richard Isaacson (Ph.D. ’67, physics) makes a generous gift to support graduate students studying gravitational physics and honor the memory of his UMD mentor, Charles Misner. |
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A UMD-led institute focused on robust quantum simulation will launch a new phase of research with a five-year award expected to total $37.5 million. |
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The minor offers students from all disciplines a formal way to build literacy in an ecosystem that helps define the state. |
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Yanir Rubinstein's MATH 440: “Geometry and Data Science of Sports Analytics” course trains students for real-world careers in professional sports. |
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Biology’s Julia Van Etten studies how organisms acquire genes from other species through a process called horizontal gene transfer. |
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Ricardo Arevalo and his team could double the scientific output of future space missions searching for life on Mars, Saturn’s moon Enceladus and beyond. |
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Cole Miller’s (B.S. ’24, mathematics) lifelong passion for mathematics and sports helped him score an ‘awesome’ job as a scouting assistant in the NFL. |
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Junior physics major Mary Keen’s summer internship at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is a stepping stone toward a career in nuclear energy. |
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Once on the brink of extinction, the scimitar-horned oryx is making a comeback in the savannahs of Africa—and UMD biologists are waiting to see if this new generation of animals still remembers its wild instincts. |
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A team led by ESSIC’s Jinwoong Yoo received Department of Energy funding to develop an AI-powered framework that can generate faster, more detailed seasonal and multiyear water forecasts. |
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Events |
WED-FRI
SEPT
23-25
Quantum World Congress 2026 will bring together global leaders in science, industry and government for three days of collaboration, keynotes, startup showcases and cross-sector partnerships.
THURS
SEPT
24
"Quantum Possibilities: What the Weirdest Physics Can Build"
Speaker: Steve Rolston, Professor, Physics
FRI
SEPT
25
International Observe the Moon Night
Join UMD's Space Sciences Outreach Cooperative outside the Physical Sciences Complex from 6:30-9 p.m. to learn about the moon with telescopes and activities. The rain date is Sept. 26.
MON
OCT
5
"Deciphering Da Vinci’s Code"
Speaker: Norberto González-Juarbe, Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
THURS
OCT
8
"Developing and maintaining research workforce and infrastructure in physics of the Earth’s interior: lessons learned from CIDER and GEOSCOPE"
Speaker: Barbara Romanowicz, Professor Emeritus, Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley
FRI
OCT
16
This year's exclusive flavor celebrates our love of entomology!
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