Rosetta Spacecraft Sees Sinkholes on Comet

Unprecedented imagery peers beneath the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Stink Bugs Have Strong Taste for Ripe Fruit

Limiting availability of mature fruit at key times of year could help control stink bug populations.

UMD Rises in Global Scientific Productivity Rankings

The Nature Index 2015 Global ranks UMD No. 54 among the world's most productive scientific research institutions.

UMD Astronomers Celebrate ‘Deep Impact’ 10-Year Anniversary

Deep Impact and its subsequent investigations transformed our understanding of comets.

Dean's List: Spring 2015

Congratulations to the 1,650 students named to the CMNS Dean's List for the Spring 2015 semester!

UMD Ties Stanford and MIT for Most 2015 DOD University Research Initiative Grants

UMD researchers on six of 22 teams awarded Department of Defense MURI grants; CMNS represented on five of these awards.

Raghu Murtugudde Answers the Question "Why Have Climate Scientists' El Nino Predictions Gone Wrong?" - LiveScience

Murtugudde works to predict El Niño devastation weeks in advance.

Pluto’s Moons Seen in Highest Detail Yet

A new study in the journal Nature is the first to reveal fascinating details about the orbital and rotational patterns of Pluto and its five known moons.

Computer Science’s Rance Cleaveland Developing Virtual “CyberHeart” for Testing and Improving Implantable Cardiac Devices

The project, which involves researchers from seven U.S. universities and centers, is funded by a five-year, $4.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

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

Ten faculty members were promoted to professor or associate professor with tenure effective July 1, 2015.

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