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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
UMD Biological Sciences and Computer Science Double Major LeAnne Young Awarded Full-Tuition Scholarship to Medical School

LeAnne Young has been awarded a full-tuition scholarship from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

May 5, 2016
Mathematics’ Jacob Bedrossian Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Bedrossian will use mathematical analysis to better understand stability and mixing in hydrodynamics.

May 5, 2016
UMD’s Antonio Busalacchi Named President of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Busalacchi will assume the position on August 1, 2016.

May 5, 2016
Distinguished University Professor of Physics Christopher Monroe Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Monroe is one of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates elected in 2016.

May 3, 2016
UMD Breaks Ground on Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation

Fueled by $31 million gift from Oculus co-founder and CEO, new center will advance revolutionary research.

April 30, 2016
First Multi-year Study of Honey Bee Parasites and Disease Reveals Troubling Trends

Varroa mite infestations more severe than previously thought, with links to spread of viral diseases.

April 26, 2016
Mary Ann Rankin and Chris Jarzynski Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

With their election, Rankin and Jarzynski join some of the world’s most accomplished leaders from academic, business, public affairs, the humanities and the arts.

April 21, 2016