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NASA Awards UMD-led Team $7.3 Million to Study Moons of Earth and Mars, Nearby Asteroids
UMD team is one of eight selected to participate in NASA’s SSERVI program.
Jabin has served as interim director for the past three years.
‘Oumuamua is Not an Alien Spacecraft
New analysis, co-led by UMD astronomer, suggests a natural origin for our first interstellar visitor.
UMD Professors Daniel Lathrop and Derek Richardson Named 2019 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers
They will be recognized during the university’s annual Convocation ceremony in the fall.
Glacial Sediments Greased the Gears of Plate Tectonics
New research highlights the connection between worldwide glaciations, sediments and plate tectonics.
NOAA Awards $175 Million to UMD for Earth System Studies
New Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies will expand UMD’s role as a national leader in this field.
Transgenic Fungus Rapidly Killed Malaria Mosquitoes in West African Study
Technology developed at the University of Maryland could safely reduce malaria mosquito populations, including insecticide-resistant strains.
UMD Entomologist Bretton Kent Helped Smithsonian Reconstruct a Life-size Prehistoric Shark
Fossil remains and scientific deduction ensured an accurate 52-foot model of a hungry megalodon greets diners in museum cafe.
College’s Alumni Network Announces 2019 Summer Undergraduate Award Winners
The awards will enable four students to study or conduct research in Scotland, at Columbia University and at the University of Maryland.
After returning to the U.S., Trang plans to apply for a bioethics fellowship before pursuing a medical degree.
Computer Science Senior Louis-Henri Merino Named Fulbright Scholar
Merino will conduct research in Switzerland, where he hopes to contribute to the development of a blockchain-based electronic voting system.
Discovering Hidden Rhythms in Space with CHUKNORRIS
UMD Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics researcher Daniel Damineli helped find previously unknown “beats” in a star system in collaboration with his father, astronomer Augusto Damineli.