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Help Bring the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly Back to College Park
Crowdfunding campaign aims to bring the Maryland state insect back to College Park.
Pulsing Light May Indicate Supermassive Black Hole Merger
New study sheds light on end stages of mysterious gravitational dance.
Wind Bursts Strongly Affect El Niño Severity
Study suggests El Niño predictions could be improved by considering westerly wind bursts.
College's 2015 Distinguished Alumni Awardees Announced
The college held a luncheon ceremony on April 10 to honor the winners.
A New View of the Moon’s Formation
A UMD study is the first to reconcile the “giant impact” model of the moon’s formation with the unexpectedly similar chemical makeup of the moon and Earth.
The NSF received more than 16,500 applications and made 2,000 fellowship award offers.
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.
Kevin Pedro (Ph.D. '14, physics) on the Brave New World of Particle Physics
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.
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.
Four UMD Students Named 2015 Goldwater Scholars
Shane Falcinelli, Benjamin Gastfriend, Nathan Ng and Iowis Zhu receive prestigious scholarship.
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."