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.

Physics Professor Emeritus Charles Misner Donates Five Letters from Stephen Hawking

The letters will be auctioned at Christie’s to create an endowment in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.

Clay B. Siegall and Michael Greklek-McKeon to Speak at College’s May Commencement Ceremony

Siegall (B.S. ’82, zoology) co-founded Seattle Genetics and Greklek-McKeon is graduating with bachelor’s degrees in astronomy and physics.

The Moon is Quaking as it Shrinks

The moon is still tectonically active, according to data from NASA’s Apollo and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter missions.

Biological Sciences and Spanish Senior Kurt Auville Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

Auville plans to teach English and volunteer at a medical clinic in the Canary Islands in Spain.

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