Decades of Satellite Monitoring Reveal Antarctic Ice Loss

New research review provides insights into the continent’s response to climate warming.

People Recall Information Better Through Virtual Reality, Says New UMD Study

UMD researchers conducted one of the first in-depth analyses on whether people recall information better through virtual reality, as opposed to desktop computers.

UMD’s Rance Cleaveland Named Director of National Science Foundation’s Division of Computing and Communication Foundations

Cleaveland, who joined UMD in 2005, will serve a three-year term while maintaining his UMD affiliation.

UMD Physics and Chemistry Graduate Students Awarded ARCS Scholarships

Zachary Eldredge and Matthew Thum will each receive $15,000.

Dean's List: Spring 2018

Over 2,300 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Spring 2018.

National Academy Member Sean Carroll Joins UMD’s Department of Biology

Carroll is UMD’s first Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and the inaugural Andrew and Mary Balo and Nicholas and Susan Simon Endowed Chair.

UMD-led Study Shows How Earth Slows the Solar Wind to a Gentle Breeze

NASA satellite data reveals electron-scale energy transformation at the leading edge of Earth’s magnetic field.

New Research Identifies How Blind Cavefish Lose Their Eyes

NIH-led study yields potential clues for understanding eye disease and blindness in people.

UMD Astronomers Install All-sky Cameras on Campus and in Haiti

All-sky cameras can capture stars, meteors, cloud formations and much more.

College’s Alumni Network Announces 2018 Summer Undergraduate Award Winners

The awards will enable two students to study abroad and three students to continue their research on campus this summer.

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