Two UMD Astronomy Space Probes Advance to Next Round of $1 Billion NASA Mission Selection

Proposals from Christopher Reynolds for an X-ray mission and Alberto Bolatto and Jason Glenn for a far-infrared mission are closer to being realized.

UMD Awarded $388M NOAA Cooperative Agreement for Earth System Studies

The Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies maintains UMD’s national leadership in this field.

University of Maryland Dedicates New Chemistry Building

The new facility will serve as a hub for quantum chemistry, molecular nanoscience and sustainability research.

New Paper Suggests Cold Temperatures Trigger Shapeshifting Proteins

UMD researcher John Orban outlines a bold theory about the relationship between temperature and metamorphic proteins.

Finding the Right Chemistry to Make a Difference

At Selux Diagnostics, Adam Steel (Ph.D. ’96, chemistry) takes disease-fighting medical technology from the lab to the market.

UMD Geologists Explore Tasmania’s Hidden Gems

Four faculty members and graduate students traveled over 10,000 miles to Australia’s smallest state in pursuit of garnets, minerals with a rich geological history.

Creating Wearable Devices for Body-to-Body Communication

Jun Nishida’s Embodied Dynamics Laboratory explores the dynamics of our physical skills and interactions.

Nine Terp Women Who Shaped History

Get to know two scientists from our college: Eugenie Clark and Rita Colwell.

From Biophysics Studies to Med Tech Startups

With her company Ecphora Capital, Deborah Hemingway (Ph.D. ’18, biophysics) is reshaping venture capital in Maryland.

How a Newly Spotted Space Rock Went From Terrifying to ‘Quite Interesting’

Astronomy's James “Gerbs” Bauer says chances of an asteroid apocalypse wane, but Earth must stay wary.

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