A large audience and a panel of experts at Gravitational Waves event.

Join Us for Maryland Day on Saturday, April 25th!

/ 6 April 2015 /

Join us for the 17th annual Maryland Day to explore our world of fearless ideas on Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maryland Day is an exciting opportunity for prospective students and area residents to learn more about the University of Maryland.

Maryland Day offers more than 400 festivities including exhibits, workshops, hands-on demonstrations, performances, cross-campus tours, lectures, petting zoos, and athletic events.

Maryland Day will be held rain or shine. Admission and parking are free. Directions to campus via public transportation are available online.

We hope you’ll join the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences on Science & Tech Way for the 36 events listed below! To view the full day’s schedule, please visit the Maryland Day website. Events are all-day, except where noted. 

Biosciences Research Building 

  • Chemistry Magic - Front Entrance
  • Make a Microbe - Lobby
  • Maryland Wildlife Quest - Outside
  • Chemists Celebrate Earth Day - Front Entrance

Chemistry Building 

  • Chemathon - G. Forrest Woods Atrium

Computer Science Instructional Center

  • CompSciConnect Showcase - Room 1121 (10 AM-1 PM)
  • Humanoid Robots in Action - Lobby (10 AM-1 PM)
  • Explore Computer Science - Room 1115 (10:30-11:30 AM) 
  • Discover What Computer Science Students Can Build - Room 1122 (10:00 AM-1:00 PM)

Computer and Space Sciences Building  

  • Whom to Marry, How to Cook and Where to Buy Gas - Room 1115 (11:30 AM-12 PM) 

Hornbake Plaza

  • Launch UMD Pitch Session - Outdoors (11AM and 1PM)

John S. Toll Physics Building 

  • Smoke Ring Cannons - Front Lawn
  • Fun in Newton's World - Front Lawn
  • Think Quantum - Front Lawn
  • Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream - Front Lawn (12-1:30 PM) 
  • Cosmic Ray Lab Tour - Lobby (1-2 PM)

Glenn L. Martin Building 

  • Ask an Astronomer - Front Lawn
  • Solar Observing - Front Lawn
  • Fingerprinting the Universe - Front Lawn
  • Explore the Universe with the AstroTerps - Front Lawn
  • CMNS Science Hunt - Front Lawn 
  • Our Neighbor, NASA Goddard - Front Lawn
  • Maryland's Weather and Climate - Front Lawn
  • Earth System Science and Climate Change - Front Lawn
  • Climate and Life Through Time - Front Lawn
  • Mathematics Exhibit - Front Lawn

Geology Building

  • Fossil Dig - Outdoors
  • Discover Earth Dynamics - Outdoors
  • Minerals and the Earth: The Stuff of Life - Room 2118

Physical Sciencs Complex

  • Physics Lecture - Lobby (3-4 PM)

Plant Sciences Building 

  • Life Questions with Biology Answers - Room 1164
  • Bone Collector and Forensic Science - Room 1168
  • Discover a Swamp - Room 1162 
  • Germs! The Five-Second Rule - Rooms 1171, 1168 
  • Insect Petting Zoo - Room 1161 (10 AM-3 PM)
  • Vision Screenings - Room 1172 

 

Media Relations Contact: Abby Robinson, 301-405-5845, abbyr@umd.edu

University of Maryland
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
2300 Symons Hall
College Park, MD 20742
www.cmns.umd.edu
@UMDscience

About the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland educates more than 7,000 future scientific leaders in its undergraduate and graduate programs each year. The college's 10 departments and more than a dozen interdisciplinary research centers foster scientific discovery with annual sponsored research funding exceeding $150 million.

About the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland educates more than 8,000 future scientific leaders in its undergraduate and graduate programs each year. The college's 10 departments and nine interdisciplinary research centers foster scientific discovery with annual sponsored research funding exceeding $250 million.