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Joshua Weitz Joins UMD’s Department of Biology as the Clark Leadership Chair in Data Analytics

Joshua Weitz Joins UMD’s Department of Biology as the Clark Leadership Chair in Data Analytics

Weitz will continue to explore how viruses impact human and environmental health.

Sumant Nigam Reappointed as Chair of UMD’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science for Five-year Term

Sumant Nigam Reappointed as Chair of UMD’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science for Five-year Term

As chair, Nigam launched the Maryland Mesonet, reinvigorated the Maryland State Climatologist Office, and made the department future-ready by hiring promising faculty with machine learning expertise.

Dean's List: Spring 2023

Dean's List: Spring 2023

Congratulations to the college's 2,400+ Spring 2023 Dean's List awardees.

Scientists Find First Evidence of Gravitational Waves at Extremely Low Frequencies

Scientists Find First Evidence of Gravitational Waves at Extremely Low Frequencies

UMD astronomer Elizabeth Ferrara was part of a 15-year collaboration that used radio telescopes to tune into the hum of the cosmos.

International Lightning Safety Day: ‘When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors’

International Lightning Safety Day: ‘When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors’

UMD postdoc Daile Zhang shares her fascination with lightning and tips on how to stay safe during a storm.

Entomology Alum Finds Her ‘Repurpose’

Entomology Alum Finds Her ‘Repurpose’

Krisztina Christmon works to protect farmers and reduce plastic waste through her startup, Repurpose Farm Plastic LLC.

Making Math a ‘Hero’

Making Math a ‘Hero’

Alum Tamara “Tammy” Kolda (M.A. ’95, Ph.D. ’97, applied mathematics) leads a poster project to explain how math ‘saves the day’ and improves our daily lives.

Taking Math to Jail

Taking Math to Jail

UMD mathematicians teach math classes inside a Washington, D.C. correctional facility.

UMD Receives Reboot Representation Funding to Reset Tech Culture

UMD Receives Reboot Representation Funding to Reset Tech Culture

The $500,000 award aims to increase the number of Black, Latina and Native American women receiving undergraduate computing degrees at UMD.

From Slime to Space Instruments and Solar Panels

From Slime to Space Instruments and Solar Panels

Junior Shannon Ganley is an aspiring astrochemist ready to take on the grand challenges of tomorrow.

Mobile Math: Connecting Students to STEM Through Sports

Mobile Math: Connecting Students to STEM Through Sports

As part of his Grand Challenges project, Yanir Rubinstein will transport his sports analytics lab to local schools and show students the relevance of STEM to their everyday lives. 

Astronomers Discover Supernova Explosion Through Rare ‘Cosmic Magnifying Glasses’

Astronomers Discover Supernova Explosion Through Rare ‘Cosmic Magnifying Glasses’

Researchers gain insight into how the universe is expanding thanks to gravitational lensing, a natural phenomenon that warps space around galaxies and visually magnifies celestial objects.