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Taking Big Risks and Hatching a New Kind of Stock Trading Business
They created the quantitative finance platform Quandry and got a running start thanks to the Department of Computer Science’s Mokhtarzada Hatchery incubator for student tech ventures.
Andrew Harris Reappointed as Chair of UMD’s Department of Astronomy for Five-year Term
Harris hired new faculty members, strengthened research ties with NASA and improved research facilities during his first term as chair.
Joshua Singer Named Chair of UMD’s Department of Biology for Five-year Term
Singer served as interim chair for the past two years.
Kevin McIver Named Chair of UMD’s Department of Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics for Five-year Term
McIver has served as interim department chair since March 2021.
Mihai Pop Reappointed as Director of UMIACS for Three-year Term
He will continue to lead 76 UMIACS faculty members and almost 200 graduate students from eight departments across the UMD campus.
Yanne Chembo Named Director of UMD’s Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics
Chembo joined the university in 2019 from the Georgia Tech–CNRS Joint Research Laboratory.
UMD Astronomers on Team Selected by NASA for Moon Exploration Mission
The team will study a previously unexplored region that may hold clues to how the moon and other similar celestial bodies formed over time.
Using Applied Math to De-Bias Hiring Algorithms
UMD students work across disciplines and majors on four-year research project.
Modeling Historical Biomass Could Be Key to Buffering Climate Change
UMD-led study maps the forests of the American Midwest to monitor carbon storage over millennia.
Esteemed NOAA Meteorologist Louis Uccellini Joins the University of Maryland Faculty
He will hold a joint appointment in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center.
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UMD to Present Climate Finance and Risk Management Bootcamp
Experts to deliver virtual sessions targeting leaders across industries on June 23 and 30, 2022.