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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.
He received the award for his outstanding leadership and innovative planetary defense proposal.
Curiosity Blooms: Ria Bansal Charts Plant Pathogens
The senior biological sciences major explores fungal samples from the western Italian Alps.
Air Force officer and UMD statistics graduate student Maddie Fischer sees her math skills take flight.
Examining Data Science Through an Equity Lens
The Computer Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies departments collaborated on a new cross-listed course.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eight faculty and staff members share their favorite books—both old and new.
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.
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.