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College Welcomes 10 New Faculty Members

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences welcomes four new tenure/tenure-track faculty members and six lecturers to the University of Maryland.

October 5, 2015
University of Maryland Math Building Named for William E. Kirwan

Former system chancellor and university president to be honored where academic career began.

October 2, 2015
UMD, Partners Receive $4.5 Million to Study Cosmic Flashes

In new courses, UMD undergraduates will analyze telescope data from GROWTH network.

September 28, 2015
Nanostructured Surfaces Give Cells a Ticket to Ride

New research reveals how cells get a foothold to move around in their environment.

September 25, 2015
Astronomers Identify a New Mid-size Black Hole

UMD and NASA led study strengthens the case for the existence of a third major class of black holes.

September 18, 2015
UMD Receives $2.1M from the State of Maryland to Create Two Endowed Chairs

State initiative matches donations from Michael and Eugenia Brin and Elizabeth Stevinson Iribe to establish endowed chairs in mathematics and computer science.

September 10, 2015
First Global Antineutrino Emission Map Highlights Earth’s Energy Budget

Tiny particles reveal information about Earth’s geologic past and human-made radioactivity.

September 1, 2015
UMD’s Antonio Busalacchi Named Co-Chair of NRC’s Decadal Survey for Earth Observations

Committee will develop priorities and support observation activities for NASA, NOAA and USGS.

August 31, 2015
Evidence Suggests Subatomic Particles Could Defy the Standard Model

Large Hadron Collider team finds hints of leptons acting out against time-tested predictions.

August 26, 2015
UMD-led Study Identifies the Off Switch for Biofilm Formation

New discovery could help prevent the formation of infectious bacterial films on hospital equipment.

August 24, 2015
New Internet Routing Method Allows Users to Avoid Sending Data Through Undesired Geographic Regions

The new system offers advantages over existing systems: it is immediately deployable and does not require knowledge of—or modifications to—the Internet’s routing hardware or policies.

August 18, 2015
1,800 Years of Global Ocean Cooling Halted by Global Warming

Comprehensive analysis of ocean surface temperature data shows a cooling trend preceding the Industrial Revolution.

August 17, 2015