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Sixteen CMNS Projects Receive Inaugural UMD Grand Challenges Grants

UMD invests $30 million to address climate change, human health and disease, artificial intelligence and more.

The University of Maryland today awarded $30 million to 50 projects through its

- 16 February 2023
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Two UMD Faculty Members Receive 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships

Astrophysicist Benedikt Diemer and computer scientist Xiaodi Wu were recognized for their unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.

Benedikt Diemer and

- 15 February 2023
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Jeff Hall
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Jordan Broutman
Assistant Director of Corporate Relations
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UMD Physicists Hope to Strike Gold by Finding Dark Matter in an Old Mine

­The team is searching for exotic particles called WIMPs at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota.

­The team is searching for exotic particles called WIMPs at the Sanford Underground Research Facili

- 8 February 2023
Black kites fill the skies of New Dehli, setting of an Academy Award-nominated film, executive produced by a UMD researcher, that tells the story of two brothers (photo at bottom) who rescue these and other birds of prey. Film stills courtesy of HBO.
How a UMD Professor Helped an Oscar Nominee Take Flight

The documentary on bird-rescuing brothers, which was executive produced by Distinguished University Professor of Biology Sean B. Carroll, already won at Sundance and Cannes.

Weighing whether the studio he runs should help produce a new film, Distinguished University Professor of Biology Sea

- 7 February 2023
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Calling All Experimentalists, Designers, Fixers and Tinkerers

Vortex Makerspace and PHYS 499X course offer unique hands-on learning experiences for physics students.

Vortex Makerspace and PHYS 499X course offer unique hands-on learning experiences for physics students.

- 6 February 2023
Associate Professor Nick Schmerr, left, with pilot Troy McKerral, behind a GPS station with a solar panel, recording unit, and antenna. The bamboo pole helps the retrieval team find the equipment, since the ice shelf can move a meter per day.
Research at the Frozen End of the Earth

On the coast of Antarctica, Geology faculty members Nicholas Schmerr and Mong-Han Huang and Ph.D. student Kathrine Udell Lopez investigate the ins and outs of the world's largest ice shelf.

With snow swirling and visibility falling, University of Maryland geology researchers put their faith in their pilots

- 2 February 2023
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Dean's List: Fall 2022

Congratulations to the college's 3,000+ Fall 2022 Dean's List awardees.

Congratulations to the over 3,000 Fall 2022 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland Colleg

- 1 February 2023
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Four Faculty Members in UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Named 2022 AAAS Fellows

Abba Gumel, Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Wolfgang Losert and Dana Nau received one of the most distinguished honors within the scientific community.

Four professors in the University of Maryland’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natu

- 31 January 2023
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