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  • A small four-wheeled robotic rover with a mounted mechanical arm drives over rocks outdoors, near a brick building and leafless trees.
    UMD’s Newest Mars Rover Is Out of This World
    02 March 2026

    UMD Loop hopes to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a podium finish in an international rover competition.

  • Graphic representation of RNA made up of different colored strands woven together.
    New UMD Startup Builds the ‘Picks and Shovels’ for the RNA Revolution
    19 February 2026

    Emergente’s patented RNAnneal platform predicts shapeshifting RNA structures, addressing a foundational bottleneck across the therapeutics, agriculture and biotechnology manufacturing industries.

  • A UMD gold-colored box with bold italic text on a black ribbon that says Dean's List Fall 2025
    Dean's List: Fall 2025
    13 February 2026

    Congratulations to the almost 4,200 Fall 2025 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.

  • Ademide Adeyemo and Caroline Hobson collaborate at the lab bench.
    Gemstone Team VIRAL Conducts Zika Brain Development Study at Children’s National Hospital
    11 February 2026

    To investigate how prenatal Zika virus infection affects fetal brain development, Team VIRAL is testing whether targeting cellular pathways like autophagy and the lysosome—with treatments such as metformin—can reduce Zika-related neurological damage before birth.

  • "We Are CMNS" text on top of a collage of science- and research-related images
    Meet the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at UMD
    11 February 2026

    CMNS is a college where pioneers, scholars and innovators learn, collaborate and innovate to build a better future.

  • UMD Science Top Stories of 2025
    Top Stories of 2025: Cell Communication, Mosquito-killing Fungus and More
    18 December 2025

    As 2025 comes to a close, take some time to revisit our most-read stories of the year and discover some that you may have missed.

  • Janice Reutt Robey and Amitabh Varshney
    Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Janice Reutt-Robey Retires
    09 December 2025

    After 37 years at UMD, she reflects on decades of department growth, research innovation and mentorship.

  • The sun appearing as a small yellow circle in the center of the image against a burnt orange sky.
    Chemical Traces of 2023 Canadian Wildfires Detected in Maryland Months After Smoke Subsided
    08 December 2025

    A new University of Maryland study of campus air samples revealed that chemical compounds from Canada’s historic 2023 fires lingered in the air, forming an ‘atmospheric soup.’

  • Ling Hao lab
    Associate Professor Ling Hao is Building Better Tools for Brain Chemistry
    04 December 2025

    UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Associate Professor Ling Hao is on a quest to decode the molecular changes that cause neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

  • Lyle Isaacs
    New Molecules Capture, Contain and Clear Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
    03 December 2025

    UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Lyle Isaacs and his team developed “molecular containers” that can trap anesthetic drugs and flush them from the body, speeding up patient recovery and improving hospital efficiency.

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