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UMD Biological Sciences Senior Elfadil Osman Named 2017 Gates Cambridge Scholar
Osman is second student in university history to be awarded this scholarship.
Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm led report committee’s climate change research efforts.
UMD Team Wins Performance in Operations Award at SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
Team also placed in the top five for overall pod design.
May to serve as the college’s director of major research and training initiatives.
Coastal Wetlands Excel at Storing Carbon
New analysis supports mangrove forests, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows as effective climate buffers.
Autism May Begin Early in Brain Development
Brains of mice with autism-like symptoms develop neural defects when first circuits take shape.
UMD Students Competing in Finals of SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
The competition is designed to advance the Hyperloop concept for a new form of transportation in which passenger-carrying pods travel between cities through above-ground tubes at very high speeds.
College Receives Fourth NIH Training Grant in the Life Sciences
New grant in virology and renewal of host-pathogen interactions grant add to programs in comparative and evolutionary biology of hearing, and cell and molecular biology.
Over 2,000 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Fall 2016.
UMD Researchers Share Optimistic Vision for Paris Climate Agreement
New book provides detailed analysis of targets laid out by international community.
From College Park to Earth Orbit, UMD Scientists Improve Quality of Global Weather Satellite Data
UMD, NOAA researchers develop improvements in weather satellite data calibration.
Murky Amazon Waters Cloud Fish Vision
South American cichlid fish have restricted use of genes shared with African relatives.