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After 37 years in #UMD's Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Janice Reutt-Robey reflects on decades of department growth, research innovation and mentorship ➡️ go.umd.edu/reutt-robey
January 5, 2026 at 9:52 PM
After 37 years in #UMD's Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Janice Reutt-Robey reflects on decades of department growth, research innovation and mentorship ➡️ go.umd.edu/reutt-robey
#UMD astronomers discovered that a blast of space rocks ejected during the #DARTMission carried 3X more momentum than the spacecraft itself.
Coming in at #2 on our top stories list, this discovery led to insights for future planetary defense missions ➡️ go.umd.edu/topstories2025 🔭
Coming in at #2 on our top stories list, this discovery led to insights for future planetary defense missions ➡️ go.umd.edu/topstories2025 🔭
December 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#UMD astronomers discovered that a blast of space rocks ejected during the #DARTMission carried 3X more momentum than the spacecraft itself.
Coming in at #2 on our top stories list, this discovery led to insights for future planetary defense missions ➡️ go.umd.edu/topstories2025 🔭
Coming in at #2 on our top stories list, this discovery led to insights for future planetary defense missions ➡️ go.umd.edu/topstories2025 🔭
📢 Announcing our top 10 stories of 2025: go.umd.edu/topstories2025
Starting at #1, Associate Professor Sougata Roy received a perfect score on an NIH grant application to support his work using advanced microscopy to reveal the secrets of cell-to-cell communication.
Starting at #1, Associate Professor Sougata Roy received a perfect score on an NIH grant application to support his work using advanced microscopy to reveal the secrets of cell-to-cell communication.
December 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
📢 Announcing our top 10 stories of 2025: go.umd.edu/topstories2025
Starting at #1, Associate Professor Sougata Roy received a perfect score on an NIH grant application to support his work using advanced microscopy to reveal the secrets of cell-to-cell communication.
Starting at #1, Associate Professor Sougata Roy received a perfect score on an NIH grant application to support his work using advanced microscopy to reveal the secrets of cell-to-cell communication.
Happy holidays, #ScienceTerps! May your holiday season be filled with warmth, relaxation and inspiration for the new year ahead.
December 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Happy holidays, #ScienceTerps! May your holiday season be filled with warmth, relaxation and inspiration for the new year ahead.
There is so much to celebrate for our August and December graduating #ScienceTerps 🎓🐢
We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to celebrate with you all again at commencement in May. #UMDgrad
We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to celebrate with you all again at commencement in May. #UMDgrad
December 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
There is so much to celebrate for our August and December graduating #ScienceTerps 🎓🐢
We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to celebrate with you all again at commencement in May. #UMDgrad
We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to celebrate with you all again at commencement in May. #UMDgrad
🐝 Where do University of Maryland bees go in the winter?
UMD's Apiary Manager Eric Malcolm and Beekeeping Club President Lila Wilson share how they protect pollinators year-round: go.umd.edu/bees-winter
UMD's Apiary Manager Eric Malcolm and Beekeeping Club President Lila Wilson share how they protect pollinators year-round: go.umd.edu/bees-winter
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🐝 Where do University of Maryland bees go in the winter?
UMD's Apiary Manager Eric Malcolm and Beekeeping Club President Lila Wilson share how they protect pollinators year-round: go.umd.edu/bees-winter
UMD's Apiary Manager Eric Malcolm and Beekeeping Club President Lila Wilson share how they protect pollinators year-round: go.umd.edu/bees-winter
🎉 Computer science and international relations dual-degree senior Dhruvak Mirani has been named a 2026 #MarshallScholar ➡️ go.umd.edu/marshall26
Dhruvak plans to use this prestigious scholarship to pursue master's degrees in security at the University of Glasgow and King's College London.
Dhruvak plans to use this prestigious scholarship to pursue master's degrees in security at the University of Glasgow and King's College London.
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🎉 Computer science and international relations dual-degree senior Dhruvak Mirani has been named a 2026 #MarshallScholar ➡️ go.umd.edu/marshall26
Dhruvak plans to use this prestigious scholarship to pursue master's degrees in security at the University of Glasgow and King's College London.
Dhruvak plans to use this prestigious scholarship to pursue master's degrees in security at the University of Glasgow and King's College London.
Field conditions are snowy here today at the University of Maryland ❄️
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Field conditions are snowy here today at the University of Maryland ❄️
@umdphysics.bsky.social's Maissam Barkeshli was selected by @simonsfoundation.org to participate in an international collaboration investigating emerging phenomena in #AI models ➡️ go.umd.edu/barkeshli-AI
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
@umdphysics.bsky.social's Maissam Barkeshli was selected by @simonsfoundation.org to participate in an international collaboration investigating emerging phenomena in #AI models ➡️ go.umd.edu/barkeshli-AI
Matt Nolan brings his experience in #GameDesign, music, art and computing to the Department of Computer Science's Immersive Media Design program ➡️ go.umd.edu/mnolan
"I feel like I'm shaping this field, but I also think that, more importantly, we're graduating people who will be the future of it."
"I feel like I'm shaping this field, but I also think that, more importantly, we're graduating people who will be the future of it."
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Matt Nolan brings his experience in #GameDesign, music, art and computing to the Department of Computer Science's Immersive Media Design program ➡️ go.umd.edu/mnolan
"I feel like I'm shaping this field, but I also think that, more importantly, we're graduating people who will be the future of it."
"I feel like I'm shaping this field, but I also think that, more importantly, we're graduating people who will be the future of it."
When our community comes together, we can make a difference for #ScienceTerps.
Celebrate #GivingTuesday2025 by supporting CMNS programs and initiatives near and dear to your heart ➡️ go.umd.edu/give-cmns
Celebrate #GivingTuesday2025 by supporting CMNS programs and initiatives near and dear to your heart ➡️ go.umd.edu/give-cmns
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
When our community comes together, we can make a difference for #ScienceTerps.
Celebrate #GivingTuesday2025 by supporting CMNS programs and initiatives near and dear to your heart ➡️ go.umd.edu/give-cmns
Celebrate #GivingTuesday2025 by supporting CMNS programs and initiatives near and dear to your heart ➡️ go.umd.edu/give-cmns
Federal support of science research has catalyzed economic growth and advanced life-saving cures, diagnostics and therapies.
At Science on Tap next Tuesday (11/18), Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) will discuss his efforts to confront federal cuts to science ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot1125
At Science on Tap next Tuesday (11/18), Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) will discuss his efforts to confront federal cuts to science ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot1125
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Federal support of science research has catalyzed economic growth and advanced life-saving cures, diagnostics and therapies.
At Science on Tap next Tuesday (11/18), Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) will discuss his efforts to confront federal cuts to science ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot1125
At Science on Tap next Tuesday (11/18), Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) will discuss his efforts to confront federal cuts to science ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot1125
Computer Science Assistant Professor Nirupam Roy explores how machines can sense, interpret and reason by integrating acoustics, wireless signals and embedded AI.
Submit your questions now for Nirupam's #RedditAMA on his research and the future of secure machine hearing: redd.it/1otq9qr
Submit your questions now for Nirupam's #RedditAMA on his research and the future of secure machine hearing: redd.it/1otq9qr
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Computer Science Assistant Professor Nirupam Roy explores how machines can sense, interpret and reason by integrating acoustics, wireless signals and embedded AI.
Submit your questions now for Nirupam's #RedditAMA on his research and the future of secure machine hearing: redd.it/1otq9qr
Submit your questions now for Nirupam's #RedditAMA on his research and the future of secure machine hearing: redd.it/1otq9qr
Theoretical chemist Pratyush Tiwary blends theoretical and computational methods, including #AI, to advance drug discovery and materials science.
Ask Pratyush about the role of AI in chemistry in today's #RedditAMA: redd.it/1ois95t #AIMaryland
Ask Pratyush about the role of AI in chemistry in today's #RedditAMA: redd.it/1ois95t #AIMaryland
October 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Theoretical chemist Pratyush Tiwary blends theoretical and computational methods, including #AI, to advance drug discovery and materials science.
Ask Pratyush about the role of AI in chemistry in today's #RedditAMA: redd.it/1ois95t #AIMaryland
Ask Pratyush about the role of AI in chemistry in today's #RedditAMA: redd.it/1ois95t #AIMaryland
Sophomore biological sciences major Priya Tyagi is pursuing a career in #ComputationalBiology to demystify disease: go.umd.edu/tyagi
In UMD's Spatial Biology Lab, Priya is evaluating #ArtificialIntelligence segmentation tools and developing computational methods for tissue analysis.
In UMD's Spatial Biology Lab, Priya is evaluating #ArtificialIntelligence segmentation tools and developing computational methods for tissue analysis.
October 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Sophomore biological sciences major Priya Tyagi is pursuing a career in #ComputationalBiology to demystify disease: go.umd.edu/tyagi
In UMD's Spatial Biology Lab, Priya is evaluating #ArtificialIntelligence segmentation tools and developing computational methods for tissue analysis.
In UMD's Spatial Biology Lab, Priya is evaluating #ArtificialIntelligence segmentation tools and developing computational methods for tissue analysis.
🎓 Congratulations to our college's August 2025 graduates!
We're excited to celebrate their accomplishments at commencement next May. See the full list of #ScienceTerp graduates: go.umd.edu/grads-0825
We're excited to celebrate their accomplishments at commencement next May. See the full list of #ScienceTerp graduates: go.umd.edu/grads-0825
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎓 Congratulations to our college's August 2025 graduates!
We're excited to celebrate their accomplishments at commencement next May. See the full list of #ScienceTerp graduates: go.umd.edu/grads-0825
We're excited to celebrate their accomplishments at commencement next May. See the full list of #ScienceTerp graduates: go.umd.edu/grads-0825
Tomorrow (10/21), computer science and finance junior Alma Hagstrom is taking over our Instagram story: instagram.com/umdscience
Alma will start her day in her #ArtificialIntelligence and financial markets classes, followed by an e-board meeting and a shift with CS Advising.
Alma will start her day in her #ArtificialIntelligence and financial markets classes, followed by an e-board meeting and a shift with CS Advising.
October 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Tomorrow (10/21), computer science and finance junior Alma Hagstrom is taking over our Instagram story: instagram.com/umdscience
Alma will start her day in her #ArtificialIntelligence and financial markets classes, followed by an e-board meeting and a shift with CS Advising.
Alma will start her day in her #ArtificialIntelligence and financial markets classes, followed by an e-board meeting and a shift with CS Advising.
At Science on Tap next Tuesday (10/21), Computer Science Professor Bill Regli will discuss how he learned to embrace #ArtificialIntelligence.
Learn about Bill's methodology for identifying and processing issues related to the integration of AI with society ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot1025 #AIMaryland
Learn about Bill's methodology for identifying and processing issues related to the integration of AI with society ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot1025 #AIMaryland
October 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
At Science on Tap next Tuesday (10/21), Computer Science Professor Bill Regli will discuss how he learned to embrace #ArtificialIntelligence.
Learn about Bill's methodology for identifying and processing issues related to the integration of AI with society ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot1025 #AIMaryland
Learn about Bill's methodology for identifying and processing issues related to the integration of AI with society ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot1025 #AIMaryland
Rui Yin (Ph.D. '24, biological sciences) uses #ArtificialIntelligence to design antibodies that can cure previously incurable diseases.
During her Ph.D. at #UMD, Rui developed and applied computer algorithms to better understand the body’s immune response to pathogens and disease ➡️ go.umd.edu/yin
During her Ph.D. at #UMD, Rui developed and applied computer algorithms to better understand the body’s immune response to pathogens and disease ➡️ go.umd.edu/yin
October 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Rui Yin (Ph.D. '24, biological sciences) uses #ArtificialIntelligence to design antibodies that can cure previously incurable diseases.
During her Ph.D. at #UMD, Rui developed and applied computer algorithms to better understand the body’s immune response to pathogens and disease ➡️ go.umd.edu/yin
During her Ph.D. at #UMD, Rui developed and applied computer algorithms to better understand the body’s immune response to pathogens and disease ➡️ go.umd.edu/yin
The #ScienceTerps Pop-Up Shop is back! Order from a selection of T-shirts, Under Armour polos, quarter-zips, hats and more!
Open until October 13: umdcmnsfall25.itemorder.com
Open until October 13: umdcmnsfall25.itemorder.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The #ScienceTerps Pop-Up Shop is back! Order from a selection of T-shirts, Under Armour polos, quarter-zips, hats and more!
Open until October 13: umdcmnsfall25.itemorder.com
Open until October 13: umdcmnsfall25.itemorder.com
@umdgeology.bsky.social's Karen Prestegaard studies the links between precipitation, stream baseflow, stormwater runoff and evapotranspiration in the mid-Atlantic region.
Ask Karen your questions about freshwater and stormwater flooding in today's Reddit Ask-Me-Anything: redd.it/1ntaqz0
Ask Karen your questions about freshwater and stormwater flooding in today's Reddit Ask-Me-Anything: redd.it/1ntaqz0
September 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
@umdgeology.bsky.social's Karen Prestegaard studies the links between precipitation, stream baseflow, stormwater runoff and evapotranspiration in the mid-Atlantic region.
Ask Karen your questions about freshwater and stormwater flooding in today's Reddit Ask-Me-Anything: redd.it/1ntaqz0
Ask Karen your questions about freshwater and stormwater flooding in today's Reddit Ask-Me-Anything: redd.it/1ntaqz0
Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Professor Najib El-Sayed leverages RNA technologies and #MachineLearning in his research on host-pathogen interactions.
Learn more about his work combating tropical diseases at Science on Tap next Tuesday (9/30) ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot0925
Learn more about his work combating tropical diseases at Science on Tap next Tuesday (9/30) ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot0925
September 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Professor Najib El-Sayed leverages RNA technologies and #MachineLearning in his research on host-pathogen interactions.
Learn more about his work combating tropical diseases at Science on Tap next Tuesday (9/30) ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot0925
Learn more about his work combating tropical diseases at Science on Tap next Tuesday (9/30) ➡️ go.umd.edu/sot0925
The University of Maryland's undergraduate computer science program climbed three spots to 16th overall in @usnews.com's 2026 Best Colleges!
The program ranks in the Top 10 among public institutions and in the #ArtificialIntelligence and cybersecurity specialties ➡️ go.umd.edu/csrankings25
The program ranks in the Top 10 among public institutions and in the #ArtificialIntelligence and cybersecurity specialties ➡️ go.umd.edu/csrankings25
September 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The University of Maryland's undergraduate computer science program climbed three spots to 16th overall in @usnews.com's 2026 Best Colleges!
The program ranks in the Top 10 among public institutions and in the #ArtificialIntelligence and cybersecurity specialties ➡️ go.umd.edu/csrankings25
The program ranks in the Top 10 among public institutions and in the #ArtificialIntelligence and cybersecurity specialties ➡️ go.umd.edu/csrankings25
#UMD's 2025 Convocation honored 4 #ScienceTerps!
🌟 Mathematics Professor Larry Washington received the Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award.
🌟 @umdgeology.bsky.social's Michael Brow, Mathematics' Abba Gumel and Astronomy's Chris Reynolds were named Distinguished University Professors.
🌟 Mathematics Professor Larry Washington received the Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award.
🌟 @umdgeology.bsky.social's Michael Brow, Mathematics' Abba Gumel and Astronomy's Chris Reynolds were named Distinguished University Professors.
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#UMD's 2025 Convocation honored 4 #ScienceTerps!
🌟 Mathematics Professor Larry Washington received the Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award.
🌟 @umdgeology.bsky.social's Michael Brow, Mathematics' Abba Gumel and Astronomy's Chris Reynolds were named Distinguished University Professors.
🌟 Mathematics Professor Larry Washington received the Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award.
🌟 @umdgeology.bsky.social's Michael Brow, Mathematics' Abba Gumel and Astronomy's Chris Reynolds were named Distinguished University Professors.
The Science & Community Impacts Mapping Project (SCIMaP), co-led by Biology Professor Joshua Weitz, shows how scientific and medical research funding cuts affect local economies.
With new funding from Open Philanthropy, the team plans to expand its analysis ➡️ go.umd.edu/scimap-2
With new funding from Open Philanthropy, the team plans to expand its analysis ➡️ go.umd.edu/scimap-2
September 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Science & Community Impacts Mapping Project (SCIMaP), co-led by Biology Professor Joshua Weitz, shows how scientific and medical research funding cuts affect local economies.
With new funding from Open Philanthropy, the team plans to expand its analysis ➡️ go.umd.edu/scimap-2
With new funding from Open Philanthropy, the team plans to expand its analysis ➡️ go.umd.edu/scimap-2