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Quantum Materials Center’s Silent Hero Recognized with College Award

Doug Bensen received the CMNS Dean’s Outstanding Employee Award in spring 2021.

September 8, 2021
John S. Toll Endowed Lecture in Physics Honors a Culture of Excellence, Curiosity and Collaboration

Chuan-Sheng Liu and Jingyi Liu generously honor Toll’s legacy by endowing a lecture series in his name.

September 8, 2021
Taking Satellite Technology--and Physics--to New Heights

James Carr (Ph.D. ’89, physics) has been making his mark on satellite technology for more than three decades.

September 5, 2021
UMD Leads New $25M NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation

New institute will significantly add to the vibrant quantum research ecosystem established in the mid-Atlantic region.

September 2, 2021
ICESpark: Opening Doors for Science Discoveries in the ‘New Arctic’ and Beyond

Next-Generation Computing Platform Supported by $1.24M NSF Award

August 25, 2021
 UMD Breaks Ground on New Chemistry Building

Leading-edge facility will enable new discoveries and transformational research and innovation.

August 25, 2021
Comet ATLAS May Have Been a Blast from the Past

UMD-led research suggests that a comet seen in 2020 is a remnant of one that crossed the sky during the Stone Age.

August 19, 2021
The brain makes sense of math and language differently

Listeners used different parts of their brains to pay attention depending on the task.

August 16, 2021
UMD-led Study Could Offer Hope to Pompe Disease Patients

Researchers develop a new method that could improve enzyme replacement therapy in people with the deadly inherited disease.

August 11, 2021
Alumna Embraces Student-centered Teaching During the Pandemic

Mathematics graduate taught Algebra II virtually while completing teaching certificate program.

August 2, 2021
UMD-led Study Reveals a ‘Fizzled’ Gamma-ray Burst

Astronomers detect shortest gamma-ray burst ever recorded from a collapsing star.

July 26, 2021
Surprises from Mars: Red Planet has Larger Core and Less Dense Crust than Expected

NASA InSight team, including UMD researchers, builds a new picture of Martian interior structure based on direct observations.

July 23, 2021