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New Internet Routing Method Allows Users to Avoid Sending Data Through Undesired Geographic Regions

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.

1,800 Years of Global Ocean Cooling Halted by Global Warming

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.

Physics Professor Wolfgang Losert Named College's Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Graduate Education

Physics Professor Wolfgang Losert Named College's Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Graduate Education

Losert's new position will be in addition to his current role as the college's associate dean for research.

"Terpaholics" Can’t Stop Giving

"Terpaholics" Can’t Stop Giving

Philip Schneider (B.S. '79, biochemistry) and his wife Joyce (B.A. '79, criminology) established a TerpStart scholarship for first-generation college students with financial need who enroll in CMNS.

UMD Team to Teach Climate Change to High School Students

UMD Team to Teach Climate Change to High School Students

$105,000 seed grant awarded by the Maryland Council on the Environment to multidisciplinary UMD team.

Math Whiz Wins Wall Street

Math Whiz Wins Wall Street

Ali Hirsa (M.A. '97, Ph.D. '98, applied mathematics) is managing partner at Sauma Capital and an adjunct professor at Columbia University.

Alumnus DJ Patil Named U.S. Chief Data Scientist

Alumnus DJ Patil Named U.S. Chief Data Scientist

A Family Affair: Gates Twins Graduate and Move on to Doctoral Studies

A Family Affair: Gates Twins Graduate and Move on to Doctoral Studies

Delilah Gates (B.S. '15, physics and mathematics) and Sylvester Gates III (B.S. '15, biological sciences) graduated in May with their father, a UMD physics professor, giving the commencement speech.

A New Litmus Test for Chaos?

A New Litmus Test for Chaos?

The concept of "expansion entropy" could become a simple tool to identify chaos in a wide range of systems.

Black Holes: Supermassive Guardians of the Galaxies

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.

Agents of Exploration

Agents of Exploration

#Outwork On and Off the Court

#Outwork On and Off the Court

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