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UMD Scientists Help Put a New Face on National Weather Service Forecast Maps

Data visualization research helped guide a redesign to make long-term forecasts easier to understand.

September 16, 2021
UMD’s Computer Science Undergraduate Program Ranks No. 9 Among Public Institutions

Program ranks in the Top 10 for the second year in a row.

September 13, 2021
Undergrads Explore Tech Careers by Building Apps to Solve Transportation Challenges

Break Through Tech DC hosts its first summer Guild at UMD.

September 8, 2021
Elevating the Humble Neutrino

Rabindra Mohapatra published a book targeted toward non-scientists called “The Neutrino Story: One Tiny Particle’s Grand Role in the Cosmos.”

September 8, 2021
John Mather Looks to the Past and Keeps Moving Forward

NASA will launch a revolutionary instrument into space—and Mather is the senior project scientist.

September 8, 2021
Research Projects Open Doors for High School Students

UMD physics graduate students pilot high school diversity recruitment program.

September 8, 2021
Junior Kate Sturge Discovers Love for Research—and Experimental Particle Physics

Through UMD’s FIRE program, the astronomy and physics dual-degree student conducted high-energy physics research.

September 8, 2021
Quantum Materials Center’s Silent Hero Recognized with College Award

Doug Bensen received the CMNS Dean’s Outstanding Employee Award in spring 2021.

September 8, 2021
John S. Toll Endowed Lecture in Physics Honors a Culture of Excellence, Curiosity and Collaboration

Chuan-Sheng Liu and Jingyi Liu generously honor Toll’s legacy by endowing a lecture series in his name.

September 8, 2021
Taking Satellite Technology--and Physics--to New Heights

James Carr (Ph.D. ’89, physics) has been making his mark on satellite technology for more than three decades.

September 5, 2021
UMD Leads New $25M NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation

New institute will significantly add to the vibrant quantum research ecosystem established in the mid-Atlantic region.

September 2, 2021
ICESpark: Opening Doors for Science Discoveries in the ‘New Arctic’ and Beyond

Next-Generation Computing Platform Supported by $1.24M NSF Award

August 25, 2021