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UMD Launches Pilot Online Calculus Course for Prince George’s County Public School Students

This program enables students in the local community to access college-level math instruction.

December 7, 2020
UMD Senior Nataliya Stepanova Named 2021 Marshall Scholar

She will use the scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in speech and language processing at the University of Edinburgh.

December 7, 2020
Four Faculty Members in UMD's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Named 2020 AAAS Fellows

The national honor recognizes their distinguished efforts to advance science.

December 2, 2020
UMD Senior Veeraj Shah Named a 2021 Rhodes Scholarship Finalist

Shah was also a finalist for the Marshall and Truman Scholarships. He is pursuing dual degrees in biological sciences and individual studies.

December 2, 2020
Could Your Vacuum be Listening to You?

Researchers hacked the navigation system on a robotic vacuum cleaner to record speech and music remotely, revealing vulnerability of household devices to privacy breaches.

November 17, 2020
Global-scale Animal Ecology Reveals Behavioral Changes in Response to Climate Change

International collaboration including the University of Maryland uses Arctic-wide data archive of animal movement to ask big-picture questions about effects of a changing world.

October 30, 2020
UMB’s David Weber Appointed Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UMCP and Interim Co-director of IBBR

His appointment will strengthen collaboration and grow cryo-EM capabilities.

October 23, 2020
In Memoriam: UMD Alumnus Milford “Mickey” Foxwell, Longtime University of Maryland School of Medicine Admissions Leader

He was the “face of the school” for thousands of students.

October 16, 2020
University of Maryland Astronomers Find X-rays Lingering Years After Landmark Neutron Star Collision

New, most complete start-to-finish view of neutron star merger rewrites the way scientists understand these events.

October 9, 2020
Mind and Space Bending Physics on a Convenient Chip

Researchers from JQI, UMD Department of Physics, NIST and QuICS are collaborating to understand quantum simulations of hyperbolic space.

October 7, 2020
University of Maryland Astronomers Find X-rays Lingering Years After Landmark Neutron Star Collision

New, most complete start-to-finish view of neutron star merger rewrites the way scientists understand these events.

October 7, 2020