The Jump Start program has been offered each summer since 1999, giving more than 500 high school students the opportunity to learn about the research process and experience the excitement of discovery.

Highlights of past programs

• Our first Forensics program (1999)

• Forensics program featured in HHMI Bulletin

• QuickTime slideshow (2003)

• Biotechnology curriculum featured in UMD Newsdesk: Science and Technology (2003)

• Featured in UMD Newsdesk: Science and Technology (2005)

Other UM summer programs for high school students

• Young Scholars Program