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Solving Real-Life Problems With Math

AMSC Ph.D. student Alice Oveson is creating a mathematical model that mimics how people decide whether to adhere to public health interventions.

December 7, 2023
UMD Startup Ionic Devices Wins Microbattery Design Prize

Co-founded by Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Sang Bok Lee, the company received a Phase 1 Microbattery Design Prize from the U.S. Department of Energy.

December 6, 2023
Career Q&A with Senior Computer Science Major Josh Leeman

Leeman sought out University Career Center support for internship applications and interviews and landed a Major League Baseball internship. 

December 5, 2023
Finding the Fingerprint of a Disease

A team of researchers including Chemistry and Biochemistry’s YuHuang Wang makes a breakthrough discovery for cancer diagnostics. 

November 30, 2023
UMD Astronomer Helps Take a Closer Look at ‘Dinky’ Asteroid

As a member of NASA’s Lucy Team, Jessica Sunshine will study distant asteroids that may hold clues to how our solar system formed.

November 28, 2023
UMD Researchers Develop New Method of Tracing Methane Emissions Back to Their Source

Atmospheric methane—a potent greenhouse gas—has surged since 2007. Figuring out where it’s coming from could help mitigate climate change.

November 27, 2023
Physics Professor Wolfgang Losert Named MPower Professor

He will receive $150,000 over three years to support his collaborative research with the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

November 17, 2023
Weathering Life’s Changes

Atmospheric and oceanic science Ph.D. student Samantha Halstead Santez left a six-year museum career to study sea ice. Now, she’s at NASA.

November 14, 2023
Bacteria-Virus Arms Race Provides Rare Window into Rapid and Complex Evolution

Study co-authored by Biology Professor Joshua Weitz found intricate ecological networks emerge from simple beginnings that feature repeating patterns of evolutionary development.

November 9, 2023
A Dramatic Step Forward in Robotics

The human body becomes a robot playground in a project funded by the Arts for All Initiative.

November 9, 2023
Biology Professor Jerry Wilkinson Answers Questions About Bats

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything spotlighting mammalian behavior research.

November 8, 2023
Congratulations to the College's August 2023 Graduates!

184 students graduated from the college in August 2023.

November 7, 2023