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Fearless Science: A Half-Century of Bold Research

Ten stories—one from each of our departments—highlight some of the most exciting scientific discoveries made by faculty members in the college during the last half-century.

April 26, 2019
The Past, Present and Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy

UMD Astronomy Professor Coleman Miller co-authored wide-ranging review article for 150th anniversary of the journal Nature.

April 23, 2019
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Awarded to 10 Science Terps

Awardees include two current undergraduate students and eight recent alumni, one of whom is a current CMNS graduate student.

April 23, 2019
Join Us for Maryland Day on Saturday, April 27!

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences will host 32 events.

April 22, 2019
Three College Faculty Members Receive Awards from University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents

The awards recognized distinguished performance in: mentoring; scholarship, research, or creative activity; and public service.

April 17, 2019
University of Maryland Launches Center for Machine Learning

Financial and technology leader Capital One is an inaugural partner of the center.

April 16, 2019
Three Science Terps Selected for 2019 Fulbright Program

Kurt Auville, Louis-Henri Merino and Annie Trang received the award.

April 12, 2019
From Summer Camper to Hackathon Organizer, Computer Science Major Utsa Santhosh Finds Her Home at UMD

Seven years ago, Santhosh joined a UMD summer camp for girls in computing, now she’s on the path to a career in computer science.

April 12, 2019
UMD Invention of the Year Nominees Push Limits in Cybersecurity, Health, Quantum Computing and More

In 2018, UMD researchers added more than 180 inventions to the ever-growing UMD intellectual property portfolio.

April 11, 2019
Warm Winds in Autumn Could Strain Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf

New UMD-led research shows unusual three-year spike in late-season surface melt due to bursts of warm, dry wind from Antarctic Peninsula’s mountains.

April 10, 2019
Long-lived Bats Could Hold Secrets to Mammal Longevity

UMD biologists found four bat lineages that live at least four times longer than similar-sized mammals and revealed new traits associated with bat longevity.

April 10, 2019
Science Terps Place Ninth in International Math Competition

UMD was one of only three U.S. public universities to place in the top 10 at the 2018 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.

April 3, 2019