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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
UMD Leads Sensor Project to Cast a Wide “Net” to Predict, Prepare for Floods

Researchers and local leaders will track real-time data in the state’s waterfront communities.

June 7, 2024
25 Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Fifteen tenured/tenure-track faculty members, five instructional faculty members and five research faculty members were promoted, effective between November 2023 and August 2024. Two additional faculty members were named Distinguished University Professor—the highest academic honor bestowed by the university.

June 7, 2024
Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Bonnie Dixon Receives Provost’s Excellence in Teaching Award for Professional Track Faculty

Dixon was recognized for her impact in curriculum development, medical school application support and student mentorship.

June 4, 2024
Biologist Nicholas Fletcher Named Director of College Park Scholars–Life Sciences Program

He is the fourth director in the living-learning program’s 30-year history.

June 3, 2024
Computer Science Assistant Professor Furong Huang Answers Questions About Artificial Intelligence

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything spotlighting research on ethical AI.

May 30, 2024
UMD Undergraduates Investigate Medical Merits of Common Mushrooms

The Gemstone Honors students are researching whether common varieties of mushrooms can prevent infections linked to medical implants. 

May 30, 2024
Moon Orbiting ‘Dinky’ Asteroid is Actually Two Tiny Moons Stuck Together

Collectively called ‘Selam,’ the two moonlets bring new insight into the complex processes behind planetary formation and evolution.

May 29, 2024
Sylvester James Gates, Jr. Honored by Harvard University

Distinguished University Professor Sylvester James Gates, Jr. was awarded an honorary doctorate of science during Harvard University’s 373rd Commencement Exercises on May 23, 2024.

May 24, 2024
Nine Science Terps Receive CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Awards

The awards will enable the students to conduct research and present at scientific conferences over the summer.

May 23, 2024
UMD Joins Consortium to Improve Accuracy of Weather Forecasts

Jonathan Poterjoy and Kayo Ide, both from the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, will lend their expertise to the new $6.6 million initiative.

May 21, 2024
Congratulations to the College's May 2024 Degree Candidates!

More than 1,600 students from our college are set to graduate in May 2024.

May 20, 2024