Dean Jayanth Banavar Named Provost at the University of Oregon

Banavar has led the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences since 2011.

Senior Lecturer Patricia Shields Receives International Microbiology Teaching Award

Shields honored for creative teaching, student mentorship and encouraging educators.

UMD Physicist Improves Method for Designing Fusion Experiments

Established method for shaping stellarator magnets receives critical update.

UMD Biological Sciences Senior Elfadil Osman Named 2017 Gates Cambridge Scholar

Osman is second student in university history to be awarded this scholarship.

National Academies Report Co-authored by UMD Scientist Offers Hope, Climate Change Concerns for Everglades Restoration Project

Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm led report committee’s climate change research efforts.

UMD Team Wins Performance in Operations Award at SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

Team also placed in the top five for overall pod design.

Willie May, Former Director of NIST, Joins UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

May to serve as the college’s director of major research and training initiatives.

Coastal Wetlands Excel at Storing Carbon

New analysis supports mangrove forests, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows as effective climate buffers.

Autism May Begin Early in Brain Development

Brains of mice with autism-like symptoms develop neural defects when first circuits take shape.

College Receives Fourth NIH Training Grant in the Life Sciences

New grant in virology and renewal of host-pathogen interactions grant add to programs in comparative and evolutionary biology of hearing, and cell and molecular biology.

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