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.

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!

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