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Tiny Diamonds Could Enable Huge Advances in Nanotechnology

UMD researchers develop a new method for pairing nanoscale diamonds with other nanomaterials.

June 7, 2016
Dean's List: Spring 2016

Over 1,800 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Spring 2016.

June 6, 2016
Satellite Study Finds Unreported Sources of Toxic Air Pollution

Analysis of satellite data suggests up to 12 percent of global sulfur dioxide emissions have gone unreported.

June 3, 2016
Senior Mathematics Major Elliot Frank to Participate in Fulbright Summer Institute

Frank to participate in the University of Bristol's "Slavery and the Atlantic Heritage” program.

June 3, 2016
University of Maryland Announces New Scholarship for Pre-med Students

Mark Sobel Jr. Endowed Scholarship honors memory of alumnus’ son who passed away at the age of 17.

May 31, 2016
Conference to Honor Mathematics Professor William “Bill” Goldman

A 30-year teaching veteran, Goldman continues to innovate in the classroom. He is revamping MATH/AMSC 431 to develop a “symbiotic relationship” between the course and UMD's Experimental Geometry Lab.

May 27, 2016
UMD Rising Juniors Awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships

The competitive program provides fully funded, group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences over a period of seven to 10 weeks.

May 20, 2016
Finding Her Perfect Fit: Senior Grace Duke Traded Journalism for Science

A geology and atmospheric and oceanic science double major, Duke traveled to New Zealand to conduct research on coral skeletons.

May 18, 2016
Ali Hirsa and Anthony Trinh to Speak at College’s Spring Commencement Ceremony

Alumnus Ali Hirsa (M.A. ’97, Ph.D. ’98, Applied Mathematics) and Biological Sciences Senior Anthony Trinh selected as keynote and student speakers.

May 13, 2016
Space Mission First to Observe Key Interaction Between Magnetic Fields of Earth and Sun

NASA mission, with help from UMD physicists, is the first ever to observe how magnetic reconnection takes place, a critical step in understanding space weather.

May 12, 2016
College Announces 2016 Employee Award Recipients

The College hosted its annual academic festival May 11 to honor its 2016 employee award recipients.

May 11, 2016
Nation’s Beekeepers Lost 44 Percent of Bees in 2015-16

Summer losses rival winter losses for the second year running.

May 9, 2016