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UMD Students Place Fourth in Putnam Mathematical Competition
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
Finding the Confidence to Try New Things in Computing
Break Through Tech organized two career development programs for 111 undergrads in January.
UMD Geologist Megan Newcombe Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
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.
Sixteen CMNS Projects Receive Inaugural UMD Grand Challenges Grants
UMD invests $30 million to address climate change, human health and disease, artificial intelligence and more.
Two UMD Faculty Members Receive 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships
Astrophysicist Benedikt Diemer and computer scientist Xiaodi Wu were recognized for their unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.
UMD Physicists Hope to Strike Gold by Finding Dark Matter in an Old Mine
The team is searching for exotic particles called WIMPs at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota.
How a UMD Professor Helped an Oscar Nominee Take Flight
The documentary on bird-rescuing brothers, which was executive produced by Distinguished University Professor of Biology Sean B. Carroll, already won at Sundance and Cannes.
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
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.