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UMD Researchers Discover a Way That Animals Keep Their Cells Identical

Unusual collaboration between biologists and linguists yields insights into some cancers and age-related diseases.

July 25, 2016
Physics Professor S. James Gates Jr. Mentors Undergraduates in Annual Summer Research Program

For the past 17 years, undergraduates from across the country have explored topics and published papers in theoretical physics.

July 20, 2016
Scott Wolpert Reappointed as Chair of UMD Department of Mathematics

Wolpert began his first term as department chair in 2013.

July 6, 2016
Steve Rolston Named Chair of UMD Department of Physics

Rolston joined UMD in 2003 and is also co-director and a fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute.

July 5, 2016
Physics Professor Wolfgang Losert Named College's Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Affairs and Graduate Education

Losert has been serving in the role as interim associate dean.

July 4, 2016
Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin Named Interim Director of the UMD Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling

Jabin has served as associate director of CSCAMM since 2014.

June 30, 2016
Dormant Black Hole Eats Star, Becomes X-ray Flashlight

UMD astronomers catch X-ray echoes of a tidal disruption event for the first time.

June 21, 2016
Gravitational Waves Detected from Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes

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

June 14, 2016
Three UMD Astronomy Graduate Students Receive NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships

The fellowship program supports continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s scientific goals.

June 8, 2016
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