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The Secrets Atoms Hold, Part 2: Gravity

In this episode of Relatively Certain, JQI Adjunct Fellow Marianna Safronova and JQI Fellow Charles Clark return to discuss the limits of our understanding of gravity, and how new experiments with atom interferometers may be the key to not only a higher-precision understanding of gravity but also possible new physics.

May 19, 2021
Much More Than Just a Building

Associate Professor Efrain Rodriguez sees exciting new research opportunities ahead with new multimillion-dollar chemistry and biochemistry facility.

May 18, 2021
Alumna Jamie Rappaport Clark Hopes to Inspire Graduates to Use Their Voice During Virtual Commencement Address

Clark is president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife, a national conservation organization that works to protect and restore imperiled species and habitats throughout North America.

May 14, 2021
Sherry Fan and Courtney Grimes Selected as Student Speakers for College’s Spring 2021 Commencement Celebration

The college’s celebration will be pre-recorded and available for viewing after 1 p.m. ET on May 20.

May 13, 2021
First Clear View of a Boiling Cauldron Where Stars are Born

UMD-led team used NASA’s SOFIA telescope to capture high-resolution details of a star nursery in the Milky Way.

May 12, 2021
“It Led to My Dream Job”

First class of machine learning and data science professional master’s students graduates from UMD’s Science Academy in May 2021.

May 12, 2021
UMD-led Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology Signs $178M Cooperative Agreement to Continue Partnership with NASA Through 2027

CRESST II will continue to foster research collaborations between NASA Goddard and partner institutions, including UMD.

May 11, 2021
JQI Researchers Generate Tunable Twin Particles of Light
Researchers develop a new method for generating entangled photons that enter a chip as distinct particles of light and leave it as identical twins.
May 10, 2021
Congratulations to the College's Spring 2021 Candidates for Graduation!

The college will confer degrees to over 1600 students during the Spring Commencement Ceremony.

May 7, 2021
College Announces 2021 Employee Award Recipients

The University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) announced its 2021 employee award recipients on May 4, 2021. Congratulations to all!

May 3, 2021
Physics' Alessandra Buonanno Elected to National Academy of Sciences

She was one of 59 women elected to the NAS this year, the most in the academy’s history.

May 3, 2021
Two (Photons) is Company, Three’s a Crowd

UMD researchers created tailored interactions between photons, which could help in developing light-based quantum technologies.

April 27, 2021