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Color chemist Rebecca Robbins’ (Ph.D. ’95, chemistry) sweet success story at Mars Wrigley.
Professor YuHuang Wang Named Fellow of the American Physical Society
The honor recognizes Wang’s significant contributions to materials science.
Remembering “Everybody’s Teacher”
Memorial service honored Manjit Bhatia (1936-2020) and the free tutoring program he launched for math students at UMD.
The endowed professors will conduct research in robotics, autonomy, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
UMD Computer Scientist Ming Lin Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Lin is a noted innovator in virtual reality, computer graphics and robotics.
New Study Shows the Largest Comet Ever Observed was Active at Near-Record Distance
UMD astronomers discovered that comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is among the most distant active comets from the sun, providing key information about its composition.
The agreement extends support for the UMD-led Small Bodies Node of NASA’s Planetary Data System through 2026.
Alum Merges Diving Hobby with Decompression Sickness Research
Biological sciences graduate Grant Dong discovers his passion for working with people.
College Raises $200M for UMD Fearless Ideas Campaign
Alumni and supporters from around the world helped the college raise funds for facilities, research, faculty and student support.
The Power of BioFIRE’s Living-Learning Community
BioFIRE offers incoming students a community of faculty, staff and peers.
From Storage Solutions to Biotech SPAC Success
Patel launched his first startup, Isilon Systems, while he was still in his 20s and sold it in 2010 for $2.6 billion.
Graphene’s Magic Act Relies on a Small Twist
Researchers are creating the theoretical physics foundation that will be a map of this new landscape. And there is a lot to map; the phenomena in graphene range from the familiar like magnetism to more exotic things like strange metallicity, different versions of the quantum Hall effect, and the Pomeranchuk effect.