‘Oumuamua is Not an Alien Spacecraft

New analysis, co-led by UMD astronomer, suggests a natural origin for our first interstellar visitor.

Glacial Sediments Greased the Gears of Plate Tectonics

New research highlights the connection between worldwide glaciations, sediments and plate tectonics.

NOAA Awards $175 Million to UMD for Earth System Studies

New Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies will expand UMD’s role as a national leader in this field.

Transgenic Fungus Rapidly Killed Malaria Mosquitoes in West African Study

Technology developed at the University of Maryland could safely reduce malaria mosquito populations, including insecticide-resistant strains.

UMD Entomologist Bretton Kent Helped Smithsonian Reconstruct a Life-size Prehistoric Shark

Fossil remains and scientific deduction ensured an accurate 52-foot model of a hungry megalodon greets diners in museum cafe.

College’s Alumni Network Announces 2019 Summer Undergraduate Award Winners

The awards will enable four students to study or conduct research in Scotland, at Columbia University and at the University of Maryland.

Biological Sciences and Philosophy Senior Annie Trang Receives Fulbright Scholarship to Teach English in Vietnam

After returning to the U.S., Trang plans to apply for a bioethics fellowship before pursuing a medical degree.

Computer Science Senior Louis-Henri Merino Named Fulbright Scholar

Merino will conduct research in Switzerland, where he hopes to contribute to the development of a blockchain-based electronic voting system.

Discovering Hidden Rhythms in Space with CHUKNORRIS

UMD Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics researcher Daniel Damineli helped find previously unknown “beats” in a star system in collaboration with his father, astronomer Augusto Damineli.

UMD Computer Science Ph.D. Student Denis Peskov Awarded DAAD Scholarship to Conduct Research in Germany

Peskov hopes to help computers and people work better together to translate languages.

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