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Meet the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at UMD

CMNS is a college where pioneers, scholars and innovators learn, collaborate and innovate to build a better future.

CMNS is a college where pioneers, scholars and innovators learn, collaborate and innovate to build a better futu

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New UMD Biologist Studies How Organisms Steal Each Other’s DNA

Assistant Professor Julia Van Etten researches how organisms acquire genes from other species through a process called horizontal gene transfer.

Assistant Professor Julia Van Etten researches how organisms acquire genes from other species through a process

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Math Major
Bel Air, MD
College Park Scholars
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Math and Quantum Engineering Majors
Hangzhou, China
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Major
A member of a marching band stands on a field holding a tenor saxophone, wearing a detailed purple and black uniform with gold trim, a black hat topped with a tall purple feather plume, and dark sunglasses. The blurred background shows a crowded stadium seating area under a "30 SEASONS" sign and other band members lined up on the field.
Meet the Science Terps Marching in the Baltimore Ravens’ Band

Charlotte Norris and Andrea Zeppuhar take their musical talents to M&T Bank Stadium.

Charlotte Norris and Andrea Zeppuhar take their musical talents to M&T Bank Stadium.

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UMD Alum Julian Dumayas Fights HIV at NIH

As a recipient of the prestigious Intramural Research Training Award, Julian Dumayas (B.S. '26, biological sciences) researches new approaches to eliminating HIV from patients’ DNA. 

As a recipient of the prestigious Intramural Research Training Award, Julian Dumayas (B.S.

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UMD Scientists Receive $1.1M NASA Grant to Develop Life Detection Instrumentation

Their work could double the scientific output of future missions searching for life on Mars, Saturn’s moon Enceladus and beyond.

Their work could double the scientific output of future missions searching for life on Mars, Saturn’s moon Encel

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New Chesapeake Bay Minor Will Train Students to Understand One of the World's Largest and Most Productive Estuaries

The minor offers students from all disciplines a formal way to build literacy in an ecosystem that helps define the state.

The University of Maryland's Department of Environmental Science and Technology (ENST), in partnership with the

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