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Eighteen Science Terps Awarded 2023 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

The college’s 18 awardees include seven current graduate students, three current undergraduates and eight recent alums.

April 4, 2023
Science Terp Deven Bowman Named 2023 Goldwater Scholar

UMD’s 49 scholarships in the past 15 years rank No. 1 in the nation.

April 3, 2023
Creative Solutions with Computer Science

Math and computer science dual-degree junior Andrew Yuan loves building things from mobile apps to extended reality software.

March 31, 2023
Recent Alumnus Embraced Community and Service at UMD

Andrew Guo connect with surrounding communities and to invite other people to participate in physics and astronomy research through the graduate student organization called Graduate Resources for Advancing Diversity with Maryland Astronomy and Physics (GRAD-MAP).

March 30, 2023
Join Our College for Maryland Day on Saturday, April 29

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences will host 39 events.

March 29, 2023
UMD Geology Ph.D. Student Helps Discover Remains of a Recent Glacier Near Mars’ Equator

This discovery indicates that water ice might still exist at shallow depths at low latitudes on Mars, bringing researchers closer to understanding how the planet was and still may be habitable.

March 28, 2023
Cool Science Courses to Take This Fall at UMD

Ten unique CMNS classes will help undergraduates fulfill general education credits.

March 28, 2023
Hitting His Stride—In Athletics and Academics

Senior Maxwell Myers conquers the challenges of track and computer science and clinches a career opportunity at Microsoft.

March 24, 2023
Nathan Schine Twists Photons and Cools Atoms in a Unique Quantum Dance

Assistant Professor and JQI Fellow Nathan Schine's research program manipulates the interactions between atoms and photons—the particles that make up light—in novel, well-controlled ways in order to simulate other, harder-to-probe quantum phenomena.

March 17, 2023
Super Sleuthing to Save Citrus

UMD Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Professor Anne Simon and her startup Silvec Biologics work to unravel the unsolved mystery of a lethal plant disease.

March 16, 2023
$3M NIH Grant Supports Genomic Approach to Curing ‘Neglected’ Disease

Najib El-Sayed is leading a team that is using powerful sequencing tools to combat the Leishmania parasite.

March 15, 2023
Where Did Earth’s Water Come From? Not Melted Meteorites, According to Scientists

A UMD-led study offers new insight into the extraterrestrial origins of our lakes, rivers and oceans.

March 15, 2023