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Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm Named Chair of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at UMD
An accomplished hydrologist and water resources engineer, Miralles-Wilhelm has been at UMD since 2013.
The Sahara Desert is Expanding
New UMD study finds that the world’s largest desert grew by 10 percent since 1920, due in part to climate change.
Meet Lillian Sun, a Biological Sciences and Economics Undergraduate
Sun conducts cancer therapy research and founded a club to support immigrant and refugee families.
Wilkinson brings a passion for supporting faculty and 30 years of experience at UMD to his new role.
College's Graduate Programs Highly Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
College had 12 programs and specialties ranked in the top 25.
Alumna Cheryl Gibson Sullivan Gives Back to Terp Students in Need
Sullivan's endowed scholarship will support first-generation college students majoring in the life sciences.
Senior Biological Sciences Major Kristen Confroy Excels on the Court and in the Classroom
A Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Confroy will begin medical school at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in the fall.
UMD Physicist Maissam Barkeshli Receives 2018 Sloan Research Fellowship
Barkeshli joins the list of 39 current faculty members in the college who have received the award.
Matched at Maryland: Meet Alumni Barrett and Marilyn Ripin
Meet the College's Longest-Married Alumni Couple
James (B.S. '49, physics) and Dorothy (B.S. '51, physics) Baker celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last month.
Two UMD Science Majors Win Prestigious Churchill Scholarships
Christopher Bambic and Yousuf Khan will spend next year completing master’s degrees at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
University of Maryland to Have Key Role in Possible NASA Comet Mission
Two UMD astronomers will make key contributions to development of mission selected under NASA’s New Frontiers program.