As the state's flagship university, the University of Maryland educates the most talented students from Maryland and beyond. We ranked 11th among all public U.S. universities and 37th worldwide in a recent international survey, and we were named one of the top 15 "green universities" in the country.

Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world’s first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, and Nano Today, a leading nanoscience and nanotechnology journal, published by Elsevier, with an impact factor of 8.795.

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, part of the National Institutes of Health, was established to provide a research home for the development and application of new biomedical technologies and techniques for the improved delivery of health care in the 21st century. The NIBIB brings together the research communities of biomedical imaging, bioengineering, the physical sciences and the life sciences to advance human health by improving the quality of life and reducing the burden of disease.