College’s Alumni Network Announces 2017 Summer Undergraduate Award Winners

Six students receive funding.

Climate Change May Sharply Reduce U.S. Agriculture Output by 2050, New Model Warns

Researchers urge new agricultural policies and research priorities to prevent productivity loss.

Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology Signs $87.5M Cooperative Agreement with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

CRESST II will continue to facilitate collaborations between researchers at NASA Goddard and space scientists from CRESST II partner institutions, including UMD.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Awarded to 10 College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Students

Prestigious NSF fellowships recognize outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

Before and After: Unique Changes Spotted on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Rosetta spacecraft documented growing fractures, collapsing cliffs and rolling boulders on the comet’s surface.

A New Crop of Plant Model Systems is in Full Bloom

Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics’ Caren Chang discusses existing and emerging plant model systems.

Multi-year Satellite Study Finds “Hotspots” of Airborne Ammonia over World’s Major Agricultural Areas

Fertilizers, animal waste, changes to atmospheric chemistry and warming soils all tied to increased ammonia over U.S., Europe, China and India.

Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center at UMD Signs $64.8M Cooperative Agreement with NASA

ESSIC is a joint center of the University of Maryland and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center that supports research, teaching and career training in Earth system science.

Matthias Zwicker Joins UMD as the Reginald Allan Hahne Endowed E-Nnovate Professor in Computer Science

Endowed professorship in virtual reality created with private and state support.

Early Earth Had a Hazy, Methane-filled Atmosphere

Thick clouds of methane forced hydrogen to leave the atmosphere, enabling today’s oxygen-rich air to develop.

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