UMD Discovery Could Enable Portable Particle Accelerators

Innovation could hold the key to ultra-compact machines useful for materials science and medical imaging.

Richard Walker Named Chair of Geology at the University of Maryland

Walker has been a faculty member in the department for 25 years.

Two UMD Faculty Members and Eight Alumni Elected 2015 Fellows of the American Physical Society

Gretchen Campbell and Dave Thirumalai recognized by APS for their contributions.

Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Use of Certificates for Web Security

Study finds website admins not revoking compromised certificates, browsers not checking certificate revocation status.

Meet UMD Astronomy and Physics Major Junellie Gonzalez Quiles

Quiles came to UMD from Puerto Rico to pursue her dream of becoming an astrophysicist.

Astronomers Catch a Black Hole Shredding A Star to Pieces

UMD scientists contribute to observation of closest tidal disruption in nearly a decade.

College Ranks High in U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, Academic Ranking of World Universities

College boasts three subject areas in top 25 of Best Global Universities ranking and three departments in top 50 of Academic Ranking of World Universities.

New Horizons Reveals Pluto’s Striking Surface Variations & Unique Moon Rotations

UMD astronomers Silvia Protopapa and Douglas Hamilton contribute to first published results from Pluto flyby.

New Method Identifies Genetic Factors That Could Contribute to Risk for Heart Disease

UMD-led team uses bioinformatics to identify causative relationships.

College Welcomes 10 New Faculty Members

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences welcomes four new tenure/tenure-track faculty members and six lecturers to the University of Maryland.

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