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Senior Sadia Nourin Pledges to Fight Censorship with Internet Society Pulse Research Fellowship

Her research proposal was selected from 82 submissions submitted from 35 countries.

July 9, 2023
UMD Researchers Studying Potential Benefits of Carbon Capture Technology

A research team led by Atmospheric & Oceanic Science’s Timothy Canty is working to forecast the effects of carbon dioxide capture technology on air quality and human health.

July 6, 2023
CMNS Summer Reads for 2023

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

July 3, 2023
Doron Levy Reappointed as Chair of UMD’s Department of Mathematics for Five-year Term

As chair, Levy launched the Brin Mathematics Research Center, expanded undergraduate and graduate program offerings, and hired 22 new faculty members.

July 1, 2023
Joshua Weitz Joins UMD’s Department of Biology as the Clark Leadership Chair in Data Analytics

Weitz will continue to explore how viruses impact human and environmental health.

July 1, 2023
Sumant Nigam Reappointed as Chair of UMD’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science for Five-year Term

As chair, Nigam launched the Maryland Mesonet, reinvigorated the Maryland State Climatologist Office, and made the department future-ready by hiring promising faculty with machine learning expertise.

July 1, 2023
Dean's List: Spring 2023

Congratulations to the college's 2,400+ Spring 2023 Dean's List awardees.

June 28, 2023
Scientists Find First Evidence of Gravitational Waves at Extremely Low Frequencies

UMD astronomer Elizabeth Ferrara was part of a 15-year collaboration that used radio telescopes to tune into the hum of the cosmos.

June 28, 2023
International Lightning Safety Day: ‘When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors’

UMD postdoc Daile Zhang shares her fascination with lightning and tips on how to stay safe during a storm.

June 28, 2023
Entomology Alum Finds Her ‘Repurpose’

Krisztina Christmon works to protect farmers and reduce plastic waste through her startup, Repurpose Farm Plastic LLC.

June 27, 2023
Making Math a ‘Hero’

Alum Tamara “Tammy” Kolda (M.A. ’95, Ph.D. ’97, applied mathematics) leads a poster project to explain how math ‘saves the day’ and improves our daily lives.

June 26, 2023
Taking Math to Jail

UMD mathematicians teach math classes inside a Washington, D.C. correctional facility.

June 22, 2023