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New Quantum Information Speed Limits Depend on the Task at Hand

New Quantum Information Speed Limits Depend on the Task at Hand

Faster algorithms and tighter theoretical limits narrow the gap between the possible and the doable.
July 16, 2020
Dean's List: Spring 2020

Dean's List: Spring 2020

Over 2,600 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Spring 2020.

July 16, 2020
Adam Margolis Had to Do Some Online Digging After COVID-19 Altered His Plans

Adam Margolis Had to Do Some Online Digging After COVID-19 Altered His Plans

The senior geology major participated in an online field camp after his in-person camp was canceled.

July 15, 2020
Matthias Zwicker Appointed Interim Chair of UMD’s Department of Computer Science

Matthias Zwicker Appointed Interim Chair of UMD’s Department of Computer Science

Zwicker joined UMD in 2017 as the Reginald Allan Hahne Endowed E-Nnovate Professor in Computer Science.

July 14, 2020
Scientists Discover Volcanoes on Venus Are Still Active

Scientists Discover Volcanoes on Venus Are Still Active

New 3D model provides evidence that Venus is churning inside.

July 9, 2020
UMD Astronomy Professor Derek Richardson Receives Kirwan Faculty Research and Scholarship Prize

UMD Astronomy Professor Derek Richardson Receives Kirwan Faculty Research and Scholarship Prize

The award recognizes Richardson’s breakthrough investigation into the internal structure of asteroids and comets.

July 9, 2020
College Announces Spring 2020 Bachelor's Degree Recipients Awarded Honors

College Announces Spring 2020 Bachelor's Degree Recipients Awarded Honors

Students received Latin, High GPA and/or Departmental Honors.

July 8, 2020
Stranded in the Arctic

Stranded in the Arctic

Ph.D. student Steven Fons’ Arctic research adventure was complicated by COVID-19.

July 8, 2020
Looking Up: Maryland’s Forests and COVID-19

Looking Up: Maryland’s Forests and COVID-19

UMD-Smithsonian study looks at effect of reduced pollution due to COVID-19 on Maryland’s trees.

July 2, 2020
First Direct Evidence of Ocean Mixing Across the Gulf Stream

First Direct Evidence of Ocean Mixing Across the Gulf Stream

University of Maryland researcher discovers important ocean blender effect that may influence climate and fisheries from Florida to Newfoundland.

June 30, 2020
Research Reopening Information

Research Reopening Information

Information for researchers returning to campus during the coronavirus pandemic.

June 29, 2020
Mathematics Professor Konstantina Trivisa Named Director of UMD’s Institute for Physical Science and Technology

Mathematics Professor Konstantina Trivisa Named Director of UMD’s Institute for Physical Science and Technology

Trivisa has served as associate director of IPST since 2014.

June 29, 2020