UMD Undergraduate Madeline Beaudry Awarded 2018 Hollings Scholarship

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scholarship will provide up to $9,500 per year for two years.

Science Terps’ Microbiology Experiment Returns from International Space Station

Rushi Challa and Natalie Ivanina’s experiment tested how well viruses could attack bacteria in microgravity.

Three UMD Graduate Students Receive 2018 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships

Da, Gatkine and Marusiak receive awards of up to $45,000 per year.

International Collaboration Finds Land Plant Genes in Ancient Aquatic Alga

Newly sequenced algal genome shows that adaptations essential for land plants evolved before land plants did.

IceCube Neutrinos Point to Long-sought Cosmic Ray Accelerator

UMD-developed alert system enabled telescopes around the world to zero in on cosmic particle factory.

Decades of Satellite Monitoring Reveal Antarctic Ice Loss

New research review provides insights into the continent’s response to climate warming.

People Recall Information Better Through Virtual Reality, Says New UMD Study

UMD researchers conducted one of the first in-depth analyses on whether people recall information better through virtual reality, as opposed to desktop computers.

UMD’s Rance Cleaveland Named Director of National Science Foundation’s Division of Computing and Communication Foundations

Cleaveland, who joined UMD in 2005, will serve a three-year term while maintaining his UMD affiliation.

UMD Physics and Chemistry Graduate Students Awarded ARCS Scholarships

Zachary Eldredge and Matthew Thum will each receive $15,000.

Dean's List: Spring 2018

Over 2,300 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Spring 2018.

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