Guhan (Ph.D. '25, computer science), Kumar (M.S. '26, data science) and Saraiya (B.S. '25, neuroscience) will be the student speakers at the three CMNS Commencement Ceremonies.

A childhood spent following their father around the halls of UMD’s Department of Physics led twins Sylvester and Delilah Gates to scientific careers researching the brain and the cosmos.

The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and the Biological Sciences Graduate Program received the awards.

The 150-member Gamer Symphony Orchestra, which includes around 60 Science Terps, brings the most epic computer game music into the real world.

Recently dubbed the “hot-girl hobby of the year,” a new birding course at UMD filled up within minutes of enrollment opening.

As the keynote speaker for the 2026 CMNS Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony, Andy Balo (B.S. ’70, microbiology) will share how a passion for science, innovation and impact shaped his 53-year career in healthcare technology.

UMD Biology Professor Emeritus Arthur N. Popper calls for studies of non-mammalian marine species affected by the sounds of deep-sea mining.

This year's awardees were selected from a pool of hundreds of nominations from the Science Terp community.

Over 4,200 students from our college are set to graduate in May 2026.

Jinyi “Cornelia” Zhu came to Maryland for the weather. She leaves with a B.S. in public health science, a Ph.D. in biological sciences, and gratitude for the freshman science program that started it all.