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College Ranks High in U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, Academic Ranking of World Universities

College boasts three subject areas in top 25 of Best Global Universities ranking and three departments in top 50 of Academic Ranking of World Universities.

October 18, 2015
New Horizons Reveals Pluto’s Striking Surface Variations & Unique Moon Rotations

UMD astronomers Silvia Protopapa and Douglas Hamilton contribute to first published results from Pluto flyby.

October 15, 2015
New Method Identifies Genetic Factors That Could Contribute to Risk for Heart Disease

UMD-led team uses bioinformatics to identify causative relationships.

October 12, 2015
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