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UMD Astronomers Celebrate ‘Deep Impact’ 10-Year Anniversary
Deep Impact and its subsequent investigations transformed our understanding of comets.
Congratulations to the 1,650 students named to the CMNS Dean's List for the Spring 2015 semester!
UMD Ties Stanford and MIT for Most 2015 DOD University Research Initiative Grants
UMD researchers on six of 22 teams awarded Department of Defense MURI grants; CMNS represented on five of these awards.
Pluto’s Moons Seen in Highest Detail Yet
A new study in the journal Nature is the first to reveal fascinating details about the orbital and rotational patterns of Pluto and its five known moons.
The project, which involves researchers from seven U.S. universities and centers, is funded by a five-year, $4.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
Ten faculty members were promoted to professor or associate professor with tenure effective July 1, 2015.
UMD Researcher Leads National Climate Indicators Project
Melissa Kenney, a research assistant professor in the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, guided the vision and development of the indicators system.
Climate Change Boosts a Migratory Insect Pest
Six decades of data show that with warmer temperatures, potato leafhoppers arrive sooner, do more damage.
Nation’s Beekeepers Lost 40 Percent of Bees in 2014-15
Summer losses eclipse winter losses for the first time on record.
Biological Sciences Senior Fang Cao to Speak at College's Spring Commencement
The university's first Rhodes Scholar in four decades, Cao will study pharmacology at the University of Oxford this fall.
UMD Alumnus Krzysztof Franaszek Wins Soros Fellowship for Medical School
This competitive fellowship provides up to $90,000 in support for two years of graduate study.