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Join Us for Maryland Day on Saturday, April 25th!

Science—whether physics, biology, chemistry or mathematics—is for everyone. Learn and explore this year at 35 CMNS Maryland Day events.

April 6, 2015
Professor Emeritus Eugene Rasmusson, Climate Diagnostician Who Characterized El Nino Structure, Dies at 86

Rasmusson was best known for his pioneering study of the observed structure of ocean-atmosphere variations in the tropical Pacific that underpin what is now popularly known as El Niño – a recurrent pattern of year-to-year climate variability centered in the tropical Pacific that affects climate, marine organisms, agricultural production and financial markets throughout much of the world.

April 3, 2015
Biological Sciences Major Eva Morgun Receives DAAD Scholarship

Morgun will use the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Study Scholarship to conduct gene therapy research in Germany.

April 3, 2015
Four UMD Students Named 2015 Goldwater Scholars

Shane Falcinelli, Benjamin Gastfriend, Nathan Ng and Iowis Zhu receive prestigious scholarship.

April 2, 2015
Dinko Ferencek (Ph.D. '11, Physics) Talks Particle Physics and #RestartLHC

"This is one of the most exciting times in the history of particle physics."

April 2, 2015
UMD Senior Chemistry Major Brandon Ng Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

Ng will research the use of nanotechnology to treat multiple myeloma (cancer) at Tel Aviv University in Israel.

April 1, 2015
UMD’s Physics Frontier Center Renewed by National Science Foundation

Center scientists conduct cutting-edge quantum physics research and provide educational opportunities for students and the public.

March 30, 2015
Supermassive Black Hole Clears Star-making Gas From Galaxy’s Core

A new study shows that a supermassive black hole removes massive quantities of star-making gas from its host galaxy, thus influencing the galaxy’s size, shape and overall fate.

March 24, 2015
Meet UMD Neuroscience Graduate Student Deepali Clare Sengupta

Sengupta shares her research and teaching experiences here at the University of Maryland

March 23, 2015
Four Students in the College Named ARCS Scholars

Katherine Collins, Adam Greeley, Rachel Lee and Deepali Clare Sengupta were named ARCS Scholars for 2015-2016.

March 23, 2015
HAWC Observatory to Study Universe’s Most Energetic Phenomena

Inaugural ceremony March 19-20 marks completion of powerful system to detect gamma rays and cosmic rays.

March 20, 2015