Sixth-grade Prince George's County Students Participate in Biology Lecture – The Diamondback

Marcia Shofner's BSCI106 class hosts students from a program designed to motivate students to attend higher-education institutions in the their future.

UMD Biological Sciences Senior Fang Cao Named Rhodes Scholar

Cao plans to use the scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in medical anthropology at the University of Oxford in England.

Quantum Information Expert Andrew Childs Joins UMD as Co-Director of QuICS

Childs aims to help the university make strides in the field of quantum information.

Dwarf Galaxy Mystery: ‘Kicked’ Black Hole or Mega Star?

An unusual source of light in a galaxy some 90 million light-years away has been discovered by an international team that includes UMD astronomy researchers and an alumnus.

“Green Revolution” Changes Breathing of the Biosphere

Computer model links stronger seasonal oscillations in carbon dioxide to intensive agriculture.

Four College Researchers Win American Physical Society Awards

Gretchen Campbell, Christopher Monroe, Edward Redish and Ian Spielman were each honored in a different category.

Rosetta’s Onboard Camera Spots Philae Lander Drifting Across the Comet

UMD researchers part of team analyzing images showing the journey of the Rosetta spacecraft’s Philae lander as it approached and then rebounded from its first touchdown on Comet 67P.

Computer Science Majors Mentor Local High Schools in the CyberPatriot Competition

ACES partners with the Maryland Center for Women in Computing and WIT, Women in Technology, to send ambassadors to help students in their upcoming competition.

UMD Astronomers to Analyze Surface of Comet as Spacecraft Drops Robotic Probe on It

University of Maryland astronomers Lori Feaga and Michael A’Hearn are co-investigators working with an instrument aboard Rosetta called Alice, an ultraviolet spectrograph.

UMD to Host Nov. 12 Viewing Party for First-Ever Landing of a Probe on a Comet

UMD astronomers and physicists will describe the Rosetta mission and answer questions as they watch live coverage of the first-ever soft landing of a spacecraft on a comet.

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