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A new endowed graduate fellowship program honors the 1985 Nobel Laureate.

TV meteorologist Monique Robinson (B.A. '17, broadcast journalism; B.S. '18, atmospheric and oceanic science) was only on the job for two months as Hurricane Florence neared Wilmington, North Carolina.

Mathematics Professor Jacob Bedrossian isn't intimidated by the impossible. He has already tackled two major projects that mathematicians said couldn't be done.

The biochemistry and computer science dual-degree student brings to the lab the same mental focus and hands-on problem-solving skills he uses to solve the Rubik's puzzle.

Physics Ph.D. student Liz Friedman searches for neutrinos at the bottom of the world.

International team including University of Maryland researchers discovers key immune system protein in plants.

Researchers at JQI have discovered ways to implement robust, error-resistant gates using just a constant number of simple building blocks—achieving essentially the best reduction possible in a parameter called circuit depth. Their findings, which apply to quantum computers based on topological quantum error correcting codes, were reported in two papers published recently in the journals Physical Review Letters and Physical Review B, and expanded on in a third paper published earlier in the journal Quantum.

As director of the Integrated Life Sciences honors program, Cooke pushed academically accomplished undergraduates to change the world.

Twelve tenured/tenure-track faculty members, seven instructional faculty members and 16 research faculty members were promoted.

Phung is a rising sophomore biological sciences major with a concentration in general biology and a member of the Integrated Life Sciences program in the Honors College.

Faculty, staff, students and alumni from UMD's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences worked to make a difference during the pandemic. 

University of Maryland physicists help identify merging black holes that may redefine size limits for collapsed stars.