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Calling All Experimentalists, Designers, Fixers and Tinkerers

Calling All Experimentalists, Designers, Fixers and Tinkerers

Vortex Makerspace and PHYS 499X course offer unique hands-on learning experiences for physics students.

Research at the Frozen End of the Earth

Research at the Frozen End of the Earth

On the coast of Antarctica, Geology faculty members Nicholas Schmerr and Mong-Han Huang and Ph.D. student Kathrine Udell Lopez investigate the ins and outs of the world's largest ice shelf.

Dean's List: Fall 2022

Dean's List: Fall 2022

Congratulations to the college's 3,000+ Fall 2022 Dean's List awardees.

Four Faculty Members in UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Named 2022 AAAS Fellows

Four Faculty Members in UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Named 2022 AAAS Fellows

Abba Gumel, Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Wolfgang Losert and Dana Nau received one of the most distinguished honors within the scientific community.

A Fish-Eye View of Neural Development

A Fish-Eye View of Neural Development

Juan Angueyra uses genetic tools to track the development of retinal cells from their earliest moments.

Nirupam Roy Receives NSF CAREER Award to Advance Ambient Computing

Nirupam Roy Receives NSF CAREER Award to Advance Ambient Computing

Ambient computing is an invisible yet useful concept of blending computing power into our everyday lives by embedding it into our surroundings.

Nearly 50-Meter Laser Experiment Sets Record in UMD Hallway

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.

New Small Laser Device Can Help Detect Signs of Life on Other Planets

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.

UMD Researchers Identify Protein that Counteracts Key Rattlesnake Venom Toxins

UMD Researchers Identify Protein that Counteracts Key Rattlesnake Venom Toxins

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

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

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.

University of Maryland Senior Kevin Tu Named 2023 Churchill Scholar

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.

NASA’s Retired Compton Mission Reveals Superheavy Neutron Stars

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.