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Meteorologist Daile Zhang Answers Questions About Lightning

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything for Lightning Safety Awareness Week.

June 28, 2024
UMD Astronomy Ph.D. Student Joseph DeMartini Awarded Inaugural Schweickart Prize From the B612 Foundation

He received the award for his outstanding leadership and innovative planetary defense proposal.

June 28, 2024
Curiosity Blooms: Ria Bansal Charts Plant Pathogens

The senior biological sciences major explores fungal samples from the western Italian Alps.

June 27, 2024
Pilot Project

Air Force officer and UMD statistics graduate student Maddie Fischer sees her math skills take flight.

June 27, 2024
Examining Data Science Through an Equity Lens

The Computer Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies departments collaborated on a new cross-listed course.

June 26, 2024
UMD Astronomers Help Discover Compact Star Clusters in Distant, Infant Galaxy

Astronomy Professor Massimo Ricotti and postdoctoral associate Brian Welch co-authored this latest research, which used the James Webb Space Telescope to see how early stars are born.  

June 25, 2024
The Unexpected Path to a “Dream Scenario” in Data Science

Sandeep Ramesh (B.S. ’22 mathematics; B.S. ’22 computer science) spins a fantasy sports internship into a full-time job at DraftKings.

June 24, 2024
Alexey Gorshkov Wins IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award

He was honored for his research contributions in the areas of understanding, designing, and controlling interacting quantum systems.

June 14, 2024
Fighting Biothreats

Microbiologist Kasandra Hunter-Whitfield (B.S. ’13, biological sciences) works on the front lines of the government’s biodefense program to help protect those who serve.

June 14, 2024
CMNS Summer Reads for 2024

Eight faculty and staff members share their favorite books—both old and new.

June 14, 2024
UMD Atmospheric & Oceanic Science Major Olivia Griffith Awarded 2024 Hollings Scholarship

Awardees receive up to $19,000 and a paid summer internship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

June 11, 2024
Akua Asa-Awuku Named College’s Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

A UMD faculty member since 2016, she has served in a similar leadership role in the A. James Clark School of Engineering since 2022.

June 11, 2024