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UMD Astronomer Co-authors National Academies Report Calling for Large Mission to Study Earth-like Exoplanets

UMD Astronomy Assistant Professor Eliza Kempton co-authored report that outlines a long-term strategy to explore distant planets that might harbor life.

September 17, 2018
Biology’s Reid Compton Receives 2018 Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award

Compton was honored for his contributions to the College Park Scholars Life Sciences program.

September 14, 2018
Physics Professor Peter Shawhan Awarded 2018 Kirwan Faculty Research and Scholarship Prize

The award recognized Shawhan for his work on gravitational waves and multimessenger astronomy.

September 13, 2018
10 University of Maryland Faculty Members Win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

The CAREER awards, which are the NSF’s most prestigious grants for junior faculty, provide five years of financial support.

September 5, 2018
Biology’s Scott Juntti Receives Grant to Develop New Tools that Link Genetic Changes to Traits in Cichlid Fish

Award came from the National Science Foundation’s Enabling Discovery through Genomic Tools (EDGE) program.

August 30, 2018
$1 Million from the State of Maryland Matches Brin Family Donation for Two Endowed Professorships in Computer Science at UMD

New funding grows state-matched faculty positions in computer science to six endowed professorships and two endowed chairs.

August 28, 2018
14 Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

The college promoted nine faculty members to the rank of professor and five to the rank of associate professor with tenure.

August 20, 2018
51 Professional-Track Faculty Members Promoted in UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

The college promoted eight instructional faculty members and 43 research faculty members.

August 20, 2018
UMD Undergraduate Madeline Beaudry Awarded 2018 Hollings Scholarship

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scholarship will provide up to $9,500 per year for two years.

August 7, 2018
Science Terps’ Microbiology Experiment Returns from International Space Station

Rushi Challa and Natalie Ivanina’s experiment tested how well viruses could attack bacteria in microgravity.

August 6, 2018
Three UMD Graduate Students Receive 2018 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships

Da, Gatkine and Marusiak receive awards of up to $45,000 per year.

August 1, 2018
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