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UMD geologists studying the Bakken Shale Formation discovered a critical kill mechanism behind a series of extinctions some 350 million years ago. 

UMD Society of Physics Students president Delina Levine talks about the three passions in her life—astronomy, music and physics—and how they influence her efforts in research and leadership.

Four studies co-authored by UMD astronomers offer new insight into how deflection missions can protect the planet from future Earth-bound asteroids and comets.

Saket Navlakha (Ph.D. ’10, computer science) finds his research inspiration at the intersection of biology and computer science

How a research decision in college set Physics Assistant Professor Christopher Palmer on a collision course with the Higgs boson.
 

Clarence Lam, Isaac Mammel and Daniel Yuan earned a No. 4 ranking for UMD among 456 institutions in one of the most prestigious mathematics contests for undergraduates in North America.

For sophomore physics major Isabelle Brooks, a Department of Defense scholarship sets the stage for her future

Break Through Tech organized two career development programs for 111 undergrads in January.

The award will support Newcombe’s efforts to develop a new tool for understanding the underlying causes of volcanic eruptions.

He will develop innovative technologies so that computers can better understand temporal phenomena, the term used to describe observable changes over time.

For Sylvie Ryckebusch (B.S. ’87, physics; B.S. ’87, mathematics), a foundation in physics set the stage for success in pharma and biotech.

UMD invests $30 million to address climate change, human health and disease, artificial intelligence and more.