Meteorites Yield Clues to Red Planet’s Early Atmosphere

Data will help scientists read Curiosity samples for signs of life on Mars, UMD co-author James Farquhar says

Geologists who analyzed 40 meteorites that fell to Earth from Mars unlocked secrets of the Martian atmosphere hidden

- 16 April 2014
Junior Fang Cao Selected for Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Cao—who is double majoring in biological sciences and computer science, and is a member of the Integrated Life Sciences program in the Honors College—has extensive leadership and community service accomplishments. 

University of Maryland Junior Fang Cao has been awarded a Truman Scholarship, the nation’s most selective and prestig

- 16 April 2014
Foraging Bats Warn Others Away From Their Dinners

Male bats' "dibs" call discovered

Look into the spring sky at dusk and you may see flitting groups of b

- 26 March 2014
Researchers See Kelvin Wave on Quantum “Tornado” for First Time

UMD confirmation of "exotic quantum motion" may advance superconductivity

Draining the water from a bathtub causes a spinning tornado to appear.

- 24 March 2014
Salamanders Shrinking as Their Mountain Havens Heat Up

Smaller Body Size Is One of the Fastest Environmental Changes Ever Seen, UMD-led Research Team Says

Smaller Body Size Is One of the Fastest Environmental Changes Ever Seen, U

- 17 March 2014
Creating Chaos

Q&A with Jim Yorke, founder of chaos theory, on his 50th year at UMD. Photo: Mike Morgan.

Distinguished University Professor and renowned Mathematician and Physicist James Yorke, Ph.D.

- 10 March 2014
Mapping the Twitterverse

UMD professor, colleagues ID six major groupings on Twitter. Illustration: Loretta Kuo

COLLEGE PARK, Md.

- 21 February 2014
Remote Sensing to the Rescue

Researchers mine satellite data for critical answers to climate change questions.

Hundreds of miles above us, roving laboratories scan Earth, collecting sophisticated clues about climate change.

- 20 February 2014
How Evolution Shapes the Geometries of Life

UMD physicist and colleagues solve a longstanding biological puzzle. Illustration: Loretta Kuo

COLLEGE PARK, MD - Why does a mouse’s heart beat about the same

- 17 February 2014
Teacher in classroom with students
National UTeach Program Expands to the University of Maryland

The University of Maryland is launching a program called Terrapin Teachers to increase the number of high-quality secondary science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers. 

COLLEGE PARK, Md.

- 4 February 2014
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