2017 Year in Review

From the deserts of Arizona to the marshes of Maryland and jungles of Belize—take a look back at our biggest research operations from the last year. 

Read more about the projects highlighted above at the links below:

• UMD Partners with NOAA to Investigate UAS in Satellite Data Validation
• Relive Totality With Clark School Images, Videos
• UMD Opens Outdoor Flight Laboratory to Advance Autonomy, Robotics
• UMD Pushes Beyond Line of Sight to Map Impacts of Traditional Farming in Belize
• University of Maryland, Navy Control Robot From 6,000 Feet Above Ground
• Intern Designs Payload Integration System for NASA

Current Headlines

Scientists Fast-Track Nerve-on-a-Chip Design via Machine Learning Algorithms

Sochol Receives E. Robert Kent Outstanding Teaching Award for Junior Faculty

Innovation and Collaboration: Congressional Leaders Visit Southern Maryland

ISR Honors 2025 Graduate Achievements

How to Major in the Future

From the Chesapeake Bay to Deep Space: Innovating for the Public Good

MRC Symposium Showcases Advances in Robotics and AI

New UMD–KTH MOU Broadens Student and Faculty Horizons

76 Undergrads Recognized at Annual Honors & Awards Celebration

MRC Self-Driving Scooter Research Featured on WUSA9