UMD Science
@umdscience.bsky.social
Science with an impact from the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland. Follows/shares ≠ endorsements.
Reposted by UMD Science
✨🪰Pick Lab’s recent paper gets spotlight in Development. Learn about the inspiration behind their research, the challenges and breakthroughs they had in the lab along the way, and the key findings they eventually published. 🪰✨
To learn more about this work and the people behind it, we talked to first author Matthew Fischer and corresponding author Leslie Pick, Professor at the University of Maryland, USA.
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
✨🪰Pick Lab’s recent paper gets spotlight in Development. Learn about the inspiration behind their research, the challenges and breakthroughs they had in the lab along the way, and the key findings they eventually published. 🪰✨
Reposted by UMD Science
New research co-authored by Dr. Evan Economo helps ant-swer fascinating questions about evolution in complex societies.👇
New research co-authored by @umdentomology.bsky.social's Evan Economo finds that some ant species cut corners to build workers more cheaply.
The team found that ants from species with the largest social groups grew in numbers by investing fewer nutritional resources in each worker's armor. #EvoDevo
The team found that ants from species with the largest social groups grew in numbers by investing fewer nutritional resources in each worker's armor. #EvoDevo
Ant Societies Rose by Trading Individual Protection for Collective Power | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by
go.umd.edu
December 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
New research co-authored by Dr. Evan Economo helps ant-swer fascinating questions about evolution in complex societies.👇
#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 🔭
New research co-authored by @umdentomology.bsky.social's Evan Economo finds that some ant species cut corners to build workers more cheaply.
The team found that ants from species with the largest social groups grew in numbers by investing fewer nutritional resources in each worker's armor. #EvoDevo
The team found that ants from species with the largest social groups grew in numbers by investing fewer nutritional resources in each worker's armor. #EvoDevo
Ant Societies Rose by Trading Individual Protection for Collective Power | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by
go.umd.edu
December 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
New research co-authored by @umdentomology.bsky.social's Evan Economo finds that some ant species cut corners to build workers more cheaply.
The team found that ants from species with the largest social groups grew in numbers by investing fewer nutritional resources in each worker's armor. #EvoDevo
The team found that ants from species with the largest social groups grew in numbers by investing fewer nutritional resources in each worker's armor. #EvoDevo
Mathematical biologist Abba Gumel is investigating ways to prevent the spread of human diseases.
See how Abba's research group applies mathematical models to understand the spread of diseases such as COVID-19 and malaria ⤵️ #UMDimpact
See how Abba's research group applies mathematical models to understand the spread of diseases such as COVID-19 and malaria ⤵️ #UMDimpact
Using Math to Understand How Human Diseases Spread with University of Maryland Professor Abba Gumel
YouTube video by UMD Science
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Mathematical biologist Abba Gumel is investigating ways to prevent the spread of human diseases.
See how Abba's research group applies mathematical models to understand the spread of diseases such as COVID-19 and malaria ⤵️ #UMDimpact
See how Abba's research group applies mathematical models to understand the spread of diseases such as COVID-19 and malaria ⤵️ #UMDimpact
📢 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.
Hakeem Henry's (Ph.D. '21, chemistry) graduate experience at #UMD laid the groundwork for his successful career as a research scientist at Colgate-Palmolive.
Read about his work formulating personal care products that millions use every day ⤵️
Read about his work formulating personal care products that millions use every day ⤵️
Finding the Right Career Chemistry | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
As a research scientist at Colgate-Palmolive, Hakeem Henry (Ph.D.
go.umd.edu
December 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Hakeem Henry's (Ph.D. '21, chemistry) graduate experience at #UMD laid the groundwork for his successful career as a research scientist at Colgate-Palmolive.
Read about his work formulating personal care products that millions use every day ⤵️
Read about his work formulating personal care products that millions use every day ⤵️
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.
Reposted by UMD Science
One of my first encounters with closed timelike curves (CTCs) took place when I read The Eyre Affair as a teen. I didn't expect to become a physicist who co-writes papers about simulating CTCs to improve quantum metrology. quantumfrontiers.com/2025/12/14/m... @jasperfforde.bsky.social
Make use of time, let not advantage slip
During the spring of 2022, I felt as though I kept dashing backward and forward in time. At the beginning of the season, hay fever plagued me in Maryland. Then, I left to present talks in sou…
quantumfrontiers.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
One of my first encounters with closed timelike curves (CTCs) took place when I read The Eyre Affair as a teen. I didn't expect to become a physicist who co-writes papers about simulating CTCs to improve quantum metrology. quantumfrontiers.com/2025/12/14/m... @jasperfforde.bsky.social
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
Cervical cancer is one of the few cancers that vaccines can prevent. #UMD mathematicians identified vaccination strategies that could eliminate HPV-related cancers for good.
"The study provides a clear way of showing how science is influencing policy," said study senior author Abba Gumel.
"The study provides a clear way of showing how science is influencing policy," said study senior author Abba Gumel.
New Study Charts Paths to End Cervical Cancer | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
UMD mathematicians identified vaccination strategies that could completely eliminate HPV-related cancers.
go.umd.edu
December 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Cervical cancer is one of the few cancers that vaccines can prevent. #UMD mathematicians identified vaccination strategies that could eliminate HPV-related cancers for good.
"The study provides a clear way of showing how science is influencing policy," said study senior author Abba Gumel.
"The study provides a clear way of showing how science is influencing policy," said study senior author Abba Gumel.
Computer Science and Immersive Media Design Assistant Professor Jun Nishida creates wearable devices, from interactive exoskeletons to #VR systems.
His research explores how computer technology can improve our overall well-being. #UMDimpact
His research explores how computer technology can improve our overall well-being. #UMDimpact
Wearable Devices for Body-to-Body Communication
YouTube video by UMD Science
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Computer Science and Immersive Media Design Assistant Professor Jun Nishida creates wearable devices, from interactive exoskeletons to #VR systems.
His research explores how computer technology can improve our overall well-being. #UMDimpact
His research explores how computer technology can improve our overall well-being. #UMDimpact
🎉 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.
Reposted by UMD Science
Look at this cool feature of one of our #EspindoLab grad students and her research!
Go, Jenan!!💪🏼👩🏼🔬👩🏼💻
#NSFGRFP #FundScience
Go, Jenan!!💪🏼👩🏼🔬👩🏼💻
#NSFGRFP #FundScience
@umdentomology.bsky.social graduate student Jenan El-Hifnawi (B.S. ’22, biological sciences) is studying the evolutionary history of bees in the Andes 🐝
Learn about her research experience with Entomology's Anahí Espindola (@analyssi.bsky.social) ⤵️ #EvoSky
Learn about her research experience with Entomology's Anahí Espindola (@analyssi.bsky.social) ⤵️ #EvoSky
Meet UMD Entomology Graduate Student Jenan El-Hifnawi | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
Jenan El-Hifnawi (B.S.
go.umd.edu
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Look at this cool feature of one of our #EspindoLab grad students and her research!
Go, Jenan!!💪🏼👩🏼🔬👩🏼💻
#NSFGRFP #FundScience
Go, Jenan!!💪🏼👩🏼🔬👩🏼💻
#NSFGRFP #FundScience
@umdentomology.bsky.social graduate student Jenan El-Hifnawi (B.S. ’22, biological sciences) is studying the evolutionary history of bees in the Andes 🐝
Learn about her research experience with Entomology's Anahí Espindola (@analyssi.bsky.social) ⤵️ #EvoSky
Learn about her research experience with Entomology's Anahí Espindola (@analyssi.bsky.social) ⤵️ #EvoSky
Meet UMD Entomology Graduate Student Jenan El-Hifnawi | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
Jenan El-Hifnawi (B.S.
go.umd.edu
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@umdentomology.bsky.social graduate student Jenan El-Hifnawi (B.S. ’22, biological sciences) is studying the evolutionary history of bees in the Andes 🐝
Learn about her research experience with Entomology's Anahí Espindola (@analyssi.bsky.social) ⤵️ #EvoSky
Learn about her research experience with Entomology's Anahí Espindola (@analyssi.bsky.social) ⤵️ #EvoSky
Canada's worst wildfire season produced so much smoke that it spilled across national borders.
A group of UMD researchers discovered that chemical compounds from the wildfires remained in the atmosphere months after the smoke subsided.
A group of UMD researchers discovered that chemical compounds from the wildfires remained in the atmosphere months after the smoke subsided.
Chemical Traces of 2023 Canadian Wildfires Detected in Maryland Months After Smoke Subsided | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
A new University of Maryland study of campus air samples revealed that chemical compounds from Canada’s historic
go.umd.edu
December 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Canada's worst wildfire season produced so much smoke that it spilled across national borders.
A group of UMD researchers discovered that chemical compounds from the wildfires remained in the atmosphere months after the smoke subsided.
A group of UMD researchers discovered that chemical compounds from the wildfires remained in the atmosphere months after the smoke subsided.
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 ❄️
Biology Professor Sean B. Carroll joined the @pbs.org NOVA podcast to reveal the hidden rules behind nature's creativity and the genetic toolkit that makes it possible. #EvoSky
Evolution of New Species, Venom, Wings, and More | Extended Interview with Sean B. Carroll
<p>How does evolution invent entirely new things, like limbs, wings, and venom? Evolutionary biologist Sean B. Carroll joins us to reveal the hidden rules behind nature’s creativity and the genetic to...
player.fm
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Reposted by UMD Science
Congratulations to Prof. Gates, recipient of the Barry Prize and new Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and African Academy of Sciences! @umdscience.bsky.social
umdphysics.umd.edu/about-us/new...
umdphysics.umd.edu/about-us/new...
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Congratulations to Prof. Gates, recipient of the Barry Prize and new Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and African Academy of Sciences! @umdscience.bsky.social
umdphysics.umd.edu/about-us/new...
umdphysics.umd.edu/about-us/new...
@umdgeology.bsky.social's Thomas Holtz (@arctomet.bsky.social) suggests that "latchkey kid dinosaurs" may have made Mesozoic communities more ecologically diverse.
Unlike mammal "helicopter parents," dinosaurs favored a free-range parenting style, which let them fill distinct ecological niches.
Unlike mammal "helicopter parents," dinosaurs favored a free-range parenting style, which let them fill distinct ecological niches.
‘Free-Range’ Dinosaur Parenting May Have Created Surprisingly Diverse Ancient Ecosystems | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
New University of Maryland research suggests that dinosaur parenting strategy fundamentally reshaped the Mesozoi
cmns.umd.edu
December 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
@umdgeology.bsky.social's Thomas Holtz (@arctomet.bsky.social) suggests that "latchkey kid dinosaurs" may have made Mesozoic communities more ecologically diverse.
Unlike mammal "helicopter parents," dinosaurs favored a free-range parenting style, which let them fill distinct ecological niches.
Unlike mammal "helicopter parents," dinosaurs favored a free-range parenting style, which let them fill distinct ecological niches.
@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."
Reposted by UMD Science
🙏Thanks Dr. Abba Gumel for stopping by Entomology to share how mathematical models are being used to fight malaria. entomology.umd.edu/news/seminar...
[Seminar blog] Using Math to Fight Malaria
Entomology Seminar Blog
entomology.umd.edu
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🙏Thanks Dr. Abba Gumel for stopping by Entomology to share how mathematical models are being used to fight malaria. entomology.umd.edu/news/seminar...
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