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Join Our College for Maryland Day on Saturday, April 29

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences will host 39 events.

March 29, 2023
UMD Geology Ph.D. Student Helps Discover Remains of a Recent Glacier Near Mars’ Equator

This discovery indicates that water ice might still exist at shallow depths at low latitudes on Mars, bringing researchers closer to understanding how the planet was and still may be habitable.

March 28, 2023
Cool Science Courses to Take This Fall at UMD

Ten unique CMNS classes will help undergraduates fulfill general education credits.

March 28, 2023
Hitting His Stride—In Athletics and Academics

Senior Maxwell Myers conquers the challenges of track and computer science and clinches a career opportunity at Microsoft.

March 24, 2023
Nathan Schine Twists Photons and Cools Atoms in a Unique Quantum Dance

Assistant Professor and JQI Fellow Nathan Schine's research program manipulates the interactions between atoms and photons—the particles that make up light—in novel, well-controlled ways in order to simulate other, harder-to-probe quantum phenomena.

March 17, 2023
Super Sleuthing to Save Citrus

UMD Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Professor Anne Simon and her startup Silvec Biologics work to unravel the unsolved mystery of a lethal plant disease.

March 16, 2023
$3M NIH Grant Supports Genomic Approach to Curing ‘Neglected’ Disease

Najib El-Sayed is leading a team that is using powerful sequencing tools to combat the Leishmania parasite.

March 15, 2023
Where Did Earth’s Water Come From? Not Melted Meteorites, According to Scientists

A UMD-led study offers new insight into the extraterrestrial origins of our lakes, rivers and oceans.

March 15, 2023
DAWN Project Launches First Phase of Innovative, Web-Based Decision-Support Tool for Farmers

The DAWN tools will enable producers and specialists to improve water use and nutrient management in agricultural operations.

March 15, 2023
Warming Makes Droughts, Extreme Wet Events More Frequent, Intense

A new University of Maryland and NASA study confirms that major droughts and pluvials – periods of excessive precipitation and water storage on land – have indeed been occurring more often.

March 13, 2023
Major North American Oil Source Yields Clues to One of Earth’s Deadliest Mass Extinctions

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

March 8, 2023
Rehearsals, Recitals and Research

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.

March 3, 2023