Two Science Terps Awarded NOAA Hollings Scholarships

The scholarships provide Sam Varga and Ciara Donegan up to $19,000 and a paid summer internship at a NOAA facility.

DNA May Not Be Life’s Instruction Book—Just a Jumbled List of Ingredients

UMD researcher develops potentially revolutionary framework for heredity and evolution in which inheritable information is stored outside the genome.

UMD’s Christopher Jarzynski Awarded a 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship

Jarzynski was recognized for demonstrating an exceptional capacity for productive scholarship in statistical physics and theoretical chemistry.

Joshua Singer Named Interim Chair of UMD’s Department of Biology

Singer's two-year appointment begins July 1, 2020.

Climate-Driven Species Loss Coming Sooner than Expected

New study reveals climate change could cause abrupt decline in biodiversity on land and in the ocean as early as 2030.

Fighting COVID-19 in the ER: UMD Alumnus Larry Edelman’s Story

Baltimore emergency physician shares the fears and challenges of working on the front lines.

Charting a Course Toward Quantum Simulations of Nuclear Physics

Researchers Explore How to Map Lattice Gauge Theories to Ion Trap

Making a Difference, One Face Shield Part at a Time

UMD chemist helps manufacture COVID-19 protection for medical workers in his home.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Awarded to 17 Science Terps

CMNS awardees include eight current undergraduates, three recent alumni, and six current graduate students (one of whom is also a recent graduate).

Four Science Terps Named 2020 Goldwater Scholars

Over the last decade, UMD’s nominations yielded 33 scholarships—the most in the nation.

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