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Portraits of Humanitarians

Portraits of Humanitarians

Meet six alumni physicians and dentists reaching out to people in need in their communities.

Energy and Curiosity Drive Professor

Energy and Curiosity Drive Professor

In the 1980s, Amy Mullin was told she’d never get a job in academia. Today she’s a professor, researcher and mentor.

Building Bridges

Building Bridges

UMD grad student strives to improve equity and diversity in astronomy and physics.

UMD Biologists First to Observe Direct Inheritance of Gene-Silencing RNA

UMD Biologists First to Observe Direct Inheritance of Gene-Silencing RNA

Discovery reveals a key mechanism of non-genetic inheritance.

National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center at UMD Receives $28.5M Renewal from the National Science Foundation

National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center at UMD Receives $28.5M Renewal from the National Science Foundation

Center focuses on finding solutions to complex environmental problems.

$2.1 Million from the State of Maryland will Match Private Donations for Two Endowed Chairs at UMD

$2.1 Million from the State of Maryland will Match Private Donations for Two Endowed Chairs at UMD

Maryland Department of Commerce initiative matches private donations for endowed chairs in the life sciences and computer science at UMD.

Gravitational Waves

Gravitational Waves

The long road to the detection of gravitational waves began at the University of Maryland and has wound through College Park ever since.

Unplanned Paths Lead Back to Maryland

Unplanned Paths Lead Back to Maryland

Alumni join forces to create new endowed life sciences chair.

Maryland Center for Women in Computing to Host Inaugural Diversity in Computing Summit

Maryland Center for Women in Computing to Host Inaugural Diversity in Computing Summit

Topics ranging from retaining high-tech women in the workplace to professional development and creating a unique personal brand will be discussed at the one-day summit set for Nov. 7, 2016, at the University of Maryland.

UMD Scientists Help Develop New Drought Early Warning Tool

UMD Scientists Help Develop New Drought Early Warning Tool

UMD’s Christopher Hain and colleagues played a key role in transitioning the product from the research phase to NOAA operations.

UMD's Timothy Koeth Helps Undergrads Build Particle Accelerators - The Washington Post

UMD's Timothy Koeth Helps Undergrads Build Particle Accelerators - The Washington Post

UMD students hope to construct the largest cyclotron ever built by undergraduates, which will allow them to conduct experiments in nuclear physics.
UMD Professors & Alumnus Named 2016 Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates

UMD Professors & Alumnus Named 2016 Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates

Yorke, Ott, Grebogi named top contenders for Nobel Prize in physics for developing method to control chaos.