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Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology Signs $87.5M Cooperative Agreement with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

CRESST II will continue to facilitate collaborations between researchers at NASA Goddard and space scientists from CRESST II partner institutions, including UMD.

March 30, 2017
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Awarded to 10 College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Students

Prestigious NSF fellowships recognize outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

March 27, 2017
Before and After: Unique Changes Spotted on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Rosetta spacecraft documented growing fractures, collapsing cliffs and rolling boulders on the comet’s surface.

March 21, 2017
A New Crop of Plant Model Systems is in Full Bloom

Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics’ Caren Chang discusses existing and emerging plant model systems.

March 17, 2017
Multi-year Satellite Study Finds “Hotspots” of Airborne Ammonia over World’s Major Agricultural Areas

Fertilizers, animal waste, changes to atmospheric chemistry and warming soils all tied to increased ammonia over U.S., Europe, China and India.

March 15, 2017
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center at UMD Signs $64.8M Cooperative Agreement with NASA

ESSIC is a joint center of the University of Maryland and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center that supports research, teaching and career training in Earth system science.

March 15, 2017
Matthias Zwicker Joins UMD as the Reginald Allan Hahne Endowed E-Nnovate Professor in Computer Science

Endowed professorship in virtual reality created with private and state support.

March 14, 2017
Early Earth Had a Hazy, Methane-filled Atmosphere

Thick clouds of methane forced hydrogen to leave the atmosphere, enabling today’s oxygen-rich air to develop.

March 13, 2017
New Method Enables Creation of Better Therapeutic Antibodies

Technique to standardize sugar groups could lead to better quality control, customization.

March 13, 2017
Ions Sync Up into World’s First Time Crystal

Researchers forge a new state of matter using atoms and lasers.

March 7, 2017
Meet UMD Biochemistry and Economics Undergraduate Amy Zhou

Zhou’s research experiences at UMD led to a presentation at one of the largest physician conferences in the world.

March 7, 2017
High-flying Experiments Tackle the Mysteries of Cosmic Rays

Series of high-altitude balloon missions and upcoming space mission tackle enduring questions of physics.

March 1, 2017