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Rare 2.5 Billion-year-old Rocks Reveal a Hot Spot of Sulfur-breathing Bacteria

Early Earth’s oceans had little sulfur, but sulfur-dependent life forms still thrived, geology Ph.D. student discovers.

November 6, 2014
Two Graduate Students in the College Named ARCS Scholars

Eleanor Gillette (chemistry and biochemistry) and Rachel Lee (physics) were named ARCS Scholars for 2014-2015.

November 4, 2014
UMD and NIST Announce the Creation of the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science

Center researchers aim to understand how quantum systems can store, transport, process information.

October 31, 2014
Emerging Disease Could Wipe Out American, European Salamanders

Scientists call for controls on imports to check deadly fungus’ spread.

October 30, 2014
College Ranks High in First U.S. News Best Global Universities

College ranks among the top 25 in three subject areas and four additional subjects made the top 100.

October 30, 2014
Help Revolutionize Classroom Learning and Research with 3-D Printed Fossils, Maps and Rocks

UMD crowdfunding campaign supports purchasing a 3-D scanner, 3-D printer and printing supplies for the Department of Geology.

October 24, 2014
Blind Cave Fish May Provide Insight on Eye Disease and Other Human Health Issues

New genetic analysis of the tiny fish could aid research on retinal disease, metabolic disturbance and sleep disorders.

October 21, 2014
UMD Receives $425,000 for Scholarships and STEM Outreach  from AFCEA Bethesda

The funding supports 40 undergraduate scholarships in engineering and 20 in computer science at UMD over the next five years and the Computer Science Connect program.

October 16, 2014
Geology’s Vedran Lekic Receives Packard Fellowship

The fellowship is one of 18 awarded this year nationwide and bestows unrestricted funds of $875,000 over a five-year period to the most promising early-career scientists and engineers.

October 15, 2014
Chemistry & Biochemistry's Lawrence Sita Discusses Excitement of Creating Startup - American Chemical Society

Sita created Precision Polyolefins to expand the range of advanced performance materials and specialty chemicals produced by feedstocks derived from the oil and gas industries.

October 9, 2014
Every AlgoRiThm has ART in it: Treemap Art Project Exhibition by Ben Shneiderman

Ben Shneiderman’s art will be featured in an exhibition at the National Academies Keck Center that opens on Oct. 16.

October 3, 2014
College Welcomes 11 New Faculty Members This Fall

New faculty members join five departments and three institutes and centers.

October 2, 2014