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Nearly 50-Meter Laser Experiment Sets Record in UMD Hallway

In a paper published in the journal Physical Review X, UMD researchers described how they set a record by guiding light in 45-meter-long air waveguides and explained the physics behind their method.

January 23, 2023
New Small Laser Device Can Help Detect Signs of Life on Other Planets

UMD-led team developed a miniaturized analyzer that may revolutionize how astrobiology discoveries are made on faraway moons and planets.

January 16, 2023
UMD Researchers Identify Protein that Counteracts Key Rattlesnake Venom Toxins

The team's discovery may lead to more effective treatments for venomous snake bites.

January 13, 2023
John Fourkas Named Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Graduate Education in UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Fourkas has been a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry since 2005.

January 10, 2023
University of Maryland Senior Kevin Tu Named 2023 Churchill Scholar

Tu is a biological sciences and economics double-degree student with a minor in nonprofit leadership and social innovation.

January 10, 2023
NASA’s Retired Compton Mission Reveals Superheavy Neutron Stars

Astronomers studying archival observations of powerful explosions called short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected light patterns indicating the brief existence of a superheavy neutron star shortly before it collapsed into a black hole. This fleeting, massive object likely formed from the collision of two neutron stars.

January 9, 2023
UMD-led MURI Findings Shed Light on the Coupling Between Electrical, Biochemical and Biomechanical Signals in Cells

The multidisciplinary team recently published papers in the journals iScience and eLife.

January 9, 2023
UMD Awarded HHMI Grant to Pursue Inclusive Undergraduate Science Education

The grant supports UMD’s participation in a national, collaborative effort to foster undergraduate student success in the sciences.

January 5, 2023
Two Light-Trapping Techniques Combine for the Best of Both Worlds

A team of researchers at JQI struck upon a clever way to combine whispering gallery modes and photonic crystals in one easily manufacturable device.

January 3, 2023
Top Stories of 2022: Scientific Breakthroughs, New Partnerships and Prestigious Awards

As 2022 comes to a close, revisit CMNS' most-read stories of the year – students, faculty and staff members made important discoveries, won impressive awards and secured partnerships.

December 21, 2022
Congratulations to the College's August and December 2022 Graduates

194 students graduated from the college in August 2022 and 506 students graduated from the college in December 2022.

December 20, 2022
UMD Establishes Endowed Professorship in Quantum Computing

Professorship funded by a $1 million gift from IonQ and matched by $1 million from the Maryland Department of Commerce.

December 20, 2022