A Family Affair: Gates Twins Graduate and Move on to Doctoral Studies

Delilah Gates (B.S. '15, physics and mathematics) and Sylvester Gates III (B.S. '15, biological sciences) graduated in May with their father, a UMD physics professor, giving the commencement speech.

A New Litmus Test for Chaos?

The concept of "expansion entropy" could become a simple tool to identify chaos in a wide range of systems.

Black Holes: Supermassive Guardians of the Galaxies

UMD astronomers are dedicated to finding and demystifying supermassive black holes, bringing us closer to understanding the origin of the universe and the nature of matter itself.

Meghan Murphy (B.S. '15, Biological Sciences) Awarded Princeton in Africa Fellowship

Murphy will spend a year in Botswana teaching science at the Maru-a-Pula School.

Middle School Girls Create Virtual Reality Video Games During UMD Summer Camp

CompSciConnect is a two-week summer day camp that offers middle school girls the chance to explore activities in computing.

Meet UMD Senior Biological Sciences Major Avan Antia

Antia is spending her summer learning Hindi in Jaipur, India, as a Critical Language Scholarship recipient.

Professional Track Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Seven professional track faculty members were promoted during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Four Named 2015 Distinguished University Professors in UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Catherine Carr, Jordan Goodman, Chris Monroe and Margaret Palmer received the university's highest academic honor.

Assigning Value to Nature at the Federal Level

A Q&A with ecosystem ecologist Ariana Sutton-Grier.

Extreme Heat and Precipitation Are Increasing Salmonella Infections, UMD Study Shows

Coastal Communities Are Most Vulnerable.

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