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UMD-led Team First to Solve Well-known Game Theory Scenario

New algorithm could help political strategists, business leaders make better decisions.

February 15, 2016
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.

February 11, 2016
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.

February 10, 2016
Antonio Busalacchi Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Busalacchi recognized for his leadership and contributions to climate and oceanography research.

February 7, 2016
Dean's List: Fall 2015

More than 1,850 undergraduate students in the college made the Fall 2015 Dean's List.

February 5, 2016
University of Maryland Scientists to Present at AAAS Annual Meeting

Scientists in the college will cover ecology, atmospheric science, astrophysics, science communication and international collaboration.

February 3, 2016
UMD-led Team Advances in SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

Twenty-two student teams will head to California this summer to test their design prototypes on the world’s first Hyperloop Test Track during Competition Weekend.

February 3, 2016
Physics’ Jay Deep Sau Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Sau will use the award to build a research program focused on predicting phenomena that could help pave the way for topological quantum computation.

February 3, 2016
Two from College Named 2015 Highly Cited Researchers

Sankar Das Sarma and Jeremy Selengut included in Thomson Reuters' list again this year.

January 28, 2016
New Study Zeros in on Plate Tectonics’ Start Date

Analysis of trace elements places the onset of plate tectonics about 3 billion years ago.

January 21, 2016
Warmer Oceans Could Produce More Powerful Superstorms

Simulations of Hurricane Sandy with warmer ocean temperatures resulted in storms more than twice as destructive.

January 19, 2016
Two UMD Professors Named 2016-2017 Jefferson Science Fellows

Karen Lips and Sumant Nigam will each spend a year at the State Department or USAID.

January 15, 2016