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Four UMD Students Named 2016 Goldwater Scholars
UMD is one of five institutions with all four nominees named scholars: sophomore Yousuf Khan and juniors Adam Berger, Katherine Cordwell and Mark Moretto.
Prestigious NSF fellowships recognize outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
UMD Senior Biological Sciences Major Amira Collison Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
My desire to improve conditions for underserved minorities through health education motivated me to pursue a Fulbright.
Join Us for Maryland Day on Saturday, April 30th!
Explore our world of Fearless ideas from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The college will be hosting 31 events on Science & Tech Way.
Caught For The First Time: The Early Flash Of An Exploding Star
Supernova “shock breakout” observed for the first time in visible light.
Nations Ranked on Their Vulnerability to Cyberattacks
United States ranked 11th safest of 44 nations studied, highlighting critical vulnerabilities.
Mathematics’ Maria Cameron Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Cameron’s research focuses on developing computational tools to analyze large complex networks.
Two College Alumni Named Sloan Research Fellows
Abhinav Gupta (M.S. ’07, Ph.D. ‘09, computer science) and Matthew Hirn (Ph.D. ’09, mathematics) receive honor.
Physics’ Jay Deep Sau Receives Sloan Research Fellowship
Sau will use the fellowship to continue his pursuit of predicting truly macroscopic quantum systems and phenomena.
UMD-led Team First to Solve Well-known Game Theory Scenario
New algorithm could help political strategists, business leaders make better decisions.
Updates on The Fight to Save Amphibians
Press briefing at the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting describes efforts to save frogs and salamanders from deadly fungal diseases.
Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years After Einstein’s Prediction
University of Maryland physicists contribute to new discovery and extend institution’s 50-year history in gravitational wave research.