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UMD Entomologist Bretton Kent Helped Smithsonian Reconstruct a Life-size Prehistoric Shark
Fossil remains and scientific deduction ensured an accurate 52-foot model of a hungry megalodon greets diners in museum cafe.
College’s Alumni Network Announces 2019 Summer Undergraduate Award Winners
The awards will enable four students to study or conduct research in Scotland, at Columbia University and at the University of Maryland.
After returning to the U.S., Trang plans to apply for a bioethics fellowship before pursuing a medical degree.
Computer Science Senior Louis-Henri Merino Named Fulbright Scholar
Merino will conduct research in Switzerland, where he hopes to contribute to the development of a blockchain-based electronic voting system.
Discovering Hidden Rhythms in Space with CHUKNORRIS
UMD Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics researcher Daniel Damineli helped find previously unknown “beats” in a star system in collaboration with his father, astronomer Augusto Damineli.
Peskov hopes to help computers and people work better together to translate languages.
Physics Professor Emeritus Charles Misner Donates Five Letters from Stephen Hawking
The letters will be auctioned at Christie’s to create an endowment in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.
UMD Computer Scientists Publish Paper on New Computing Theory that Could Transform AI for Robotics
Clay B. Siegall and Michael Greklek-McKeon to Speak at College’s May Commencement Ceremony
Siegall (B.S. ’82, zoology) co-founded Seattle Genetics and Greklek-McKeon is graduating with bachelor’s degrees in astronomy and physics.
The Moon is Quaking as it Shrinks
The moon is still tectonically active, according to data from NASA’s Apollo and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter missions.
Biological Sciences and Spanish Senior Kurt Auville Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Auville plans to teach English and volunteer at a medical clinic in the Canary Islands in Spain.
Color Vision Found in Fish that Live in Near Darkness
New research reveals signs of highly sensitive color vision in fish that live in the abyss beyond sunlight’s reach.