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Geology Ph.D. Student Plans to Use Competitive Defense Fellowship to Save Lives from Landmines

Heidi Myers has been awarded a three-year Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship.

July 13, 2021
Daniel Gottesman Joins UMD as the First Brin Family Endowed Professor in Theoretical Computer Science

An expert in quantum information, he joins UMD from the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada.

July 9, 2021
Researchers Record Brain Waves to Measure ‘Cybersickness’

Better understanding of virtual reality-induced discomfort could broaden tech’s reach.

July 7, 2021
Scientists Discover a Surprising New Way that Tuberculosis Suppresses Immunity

Researchers from the University of Maryland found a gene that helps tuberculosis turn off an important immune signaling system in infected human cells.

July 1, 2021
William Jeffery Named 2021 Distinguished University Professor

The professor of biology received the university's highest academic honor.

July 1, 2021
Why Does Mercury Have Such a Big Iron Core? Magnetism!

New research from the University of Maryland shows that proximity to the sun’s magnetic field determines a planet’s interior composition.

July 1, 2021
Steve Rolston Reappointed as Chair of UMD Department of Physics

Rolston began his first term as department chair in 2016.

June 23, 2021
UMD Invests Over $10M in Research Equipment to Drive Discovery, Innovation

Labs focused on quantum technology, energy storage, neuroscience and more are getting big upgrades.

June 23, 2021
Dean's List: Spring 2021

Almost 3,000 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Spring 2021.

June 23, 2021
National Academy Member James Farquhar Named Chair of UMD’s Department of Geology

He has been a faculty member in the department since 2001.

June 22, 2021
Matthias Zwicker Named Chair of UMD’s Department of Computer Science

As chair, he leads one of the largest computer science programs in the country with nearly 4,000 students.

June 21, 2021
Kollár Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award

JQI Fellow Alicia Kollár received the prestigious award for a proposal aimed at developing a new window into the physics of particles interacting inside of materials and performing educational outreach.

June 21, 2021