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Four Strings Around the [Virtual] World
CMNS Dean and Computer Science Professor Amitabh Varshney helps create immersive digital settings for violin professor's performances.
Lack of Crop Diversity and Increasing Dependence on Pollinators May Threaten Food Security
New research suggests that global trends in farming practices are undermining the pollinators crops depend on and putting agricultural productivity and stability at risk, particularly in some Asian and South American nations.
Congratulations to the almost 2,500 Spring 2019 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.
Losert will serve in this role while a national search is conducted.
NASA Awards UMD-led Team $7.3 Million to Study Moons of Earth and Mars, Nearby Asteroids
UMD team is one of eight selected to participate in NASA’s SSERVI program.
Jabin has served as interim director for the past three years.
‘Oumuamua is Not an Alien Spacecraft
New analysis, co-led by UMD astronomer, suggests a natural origin for our first interstellar visitor.
UMD Professors Daniel Lathrop and Derek Richardson Named 2019 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers
They will be recognized during the university’s annual Convocation ceremony in the fall.
Glacial Sediments Greased the Gears of Plate Tectonics
New research highlights the connection between worldwide glaciations, sediments and plate tectonics.
NOAA Awards $175 Million to UMD for Earth System Studies
New Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies will expand UMD’s role as a national leader in this field.
Transgenic Fungus Rapidly Killed Malaria Mosquitoes in West African Study
Technology developed at the University of Maryland could safely reduce malaria mosquito populations, including insecticide-resistant strains.
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.