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Sarah Blumberg (B.S. ’16, Biological Sciences; B.A. ’16, Spanish) Awarded Fulbright Fellowship

Blumberg plans to volunteer to teach yoga and meditation in addition to English.

June 28, 2017
Anna Lieberman (B.S. ’16, Biochemistry) Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

Lieberman plans to explore working in child development in addition to teaching duties.

June 27, 2017
Three Graduate Students Receive 2017 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships

James Juno, Thomas Rimlinger and Joseph Schools receive awards of up to $45,000 per year.

June 20, 2017
Dean's List: Spring 2017

Over 2,000 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Spring 2017.

June 15, 2017
Mosquito-killing Fungi Engineered with Spider and Scorpion Toxins Could Help Fight Malaria

Fungus specifically targets mosquitoes, is safe for humans and other insects.

June 13, 2017
UMD Establishes Jayanth R. Banavar Endowed Graduate Award for Excellence in Physics Research

Preference will go to students doing interdisciplinary research on natural phenomena—Banavar’s own research area.

June 5, 2017
Gerald Wilkinson Named Interim Dean of UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Veteran biology professor to assume interim position July 1, 2017.

June 2, 2017
Thomas Murphy Reappointed as Director of IREAP

Murphy to begin a new three-year term effective July 1, 2017.

June 1, 2017
Gravitational Waves Detected a Third Time

University of Maryland physicists contribute to identification of third gravitational wave event using data from Advanced LIGO detectors.

May 31, 2017
Common Antioxidant Could Slow Symptoms of Aging in Human Skin

Methylene blue improved physical, biochemical and genetic aging markers in experiments with human skin cells and simulated skin tissues.

May 30, 2017
Nation’s Beekeepers Lost 33 Percent of Bees in 2016-17

Annual losses improved over last year; winter losses lowest in survey history.

May 25, 2017