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Black Holes: Supermassive Guardians of the Galaxies

UMD astronomers are dedicated to finding and demystifying supermassive black holes, bringing us closer to understanding the origin of the universe and the nature of matter itself.

July 27, 2015
Agents of Exploration
July 24, 2015
#Outwork On and Off the Court

Varun Ram (B.S. '15, biological sciences) excelled on and off the basketball court.

July 24, 2015
Deep Time, Deep Foundations: Ann Wylie’s Years at Maryland Leave a Lasting Mark

The first woman faculty member in the Department of Geology, Ann Wylie has seen a lot of changes at UMD, and she has been instrumental in helping many of the changes take place.

July 24, 2015
Meghan Murphy (B.S. '15, Biological Sciences) Awarded Princeton in Africa Fellowship

Murphy will spend a year in Botswana teaching science at the Maru-a-Pula School.

July 24, 2015
Middle School Girls Create Virtual Reality Video Games During UMD Summer Camp

CompSciConnect is a two-week summer day camp that offers middle school girls the chance to explore activities in computing.

July 20, 2015
Meet UMD Senior Biological Sciences Major Avan Antia

Antia is spending her summer learning Hindi in Jaipur, India, as a Critical Language Scholarship recipient.

July 20, 2015
Professional Track Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Seven professional track faculty members were promoted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

July 17, 2015
Four Named 2015 Distinguished University Professors in UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Catherine Carr, Jordan Goodman, Chris Monroe and Margaret Palmer received the university's highest academic honor.

July 16, 2015
Assigning Value to Nature at the Federal Level

A Q&A with ecosystem ecologist Ariana Sutton-Grier.

July 10, 2015
Extreme Heat and Precipitation Are Increasing Salmonella Infections, UMD Study Shows

Coastal Communities Are Most Vulnerable.

July 2, 2015
Rosetta Spacecraft Sees Sinkholes on Comet

Unprecedented imagery peers beneath the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

June 30, 2015