College Alumni to Receive National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Mathematics alumnus Simon Levin and physics alumnus Robert Fischell will receive medals at White House ceremony in early 2016.

University of Maryland alumni Simon Levin (Ph.D. ’64, mathematics) and Robert Fischell (M.S.

- 4 January 2016
UMD Science 2015 Year in Review

Check out some of our most-read research stories from 2015.

It was an amazing year for science at the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sci

- 23 December 2015
Two College Alumni Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Robert Fischell (M.S. '53, physics) and Tobin Marks (B.S. '66, chemistry) receive honor.

University of Maryland alumni Robert Fischell (M.S. ’53, physics) and Tobin Marks (B.S.

- 22 December 2015
New Material Becomes Invisible to Microwave Radiation with the Flip of a Switch

UMD physicists design self-cloaking material with potential applications in telecommunications and next-generation computing.

UMD physicists design self-cloaking material with potential applications in telecommunications and next-generati

- 18 December 2015
Computer Science’s Ben Shneiderman Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Shneiderman elected for inventions in human-computer interaction and information visualization.

Ben Shneiderman, Distinguished University Professor in

- 15 December 2015
Sensitivity of World’s Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector Improves

University of Maryland physicists helped develop and implement the calibration program that led to improvement.

University of Maryland physicists helped develop and implement the calibration program that led t

- 14 December 2015
Twin Studies Provide First Explanations for Boundary Within Earth’s Mantle

UMD geologists co-author first studies to explain an observed physical transition hundreds of miles below Earth’s surface.

UMD geologists co-author first studies to explain an observed physical transition hundreds of miles below Earth’

- 10 December 2015
Safe, Inexpensive Chemical Found to Reverse Symptoms of Progeria in Human Cells

Finding could lead to treatments for rare genetic illness as well as normal aging.

Finding could lead to treatments for rare genetic illness as well as normal aging

Progeria is a rare

- 10 December 2015
Moving Matters: Ethnocentric Behavior Decreases When Societal Mobility Rises

University of Maryland study suggests that a society’s level of mobility influences whether its members treat outsiders as individuals.

University of Maryland study suggests that a society’s level of mobility influences whether its members treat ou

- 8 December 2015
UMD Professor and Two Alumni Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Professor Zhanqing Li and alumni Tamar Barkay and Leonard Fine receive the honor.

University of Maryland Professor Zhanqing Li and alumni

- 23 November 2015
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