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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.
Award came from the National Science Foundation’s Enabling Discovery through Genomic Tools (EDGE) program.
New funding grows state-matched faculty positions in computer science to six endowed professorships and two endowed chairs.
The college promoted nine faculty members to the rank of professor and five to the rank of associate professor with tenure.
The college promoted eight instructional faculty members and 43 research faculty members.
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.
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.
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.
International Collaboration Finds Land Plant Genes in Ancient Aquatic Alga
Newly sequenced algal genome shows that adaptations essential for land plants evolved before land plants did.
IceCube Neutrinos Point to Long-sought Cosmic Ray Accelerator
UMD-developed alert system enabled telescopes around the world to zero in on cosmic particle factory.
Decades of Satellite Monitoring Reveal Antarctic Ice Loss
New research review provides insights into the continent’s response to climate warming.