Six faculty members share their favorite books—both old and new.
As chair, Levy launched the Brin Mathematics Research Center, expanded undergraduate and graduate program offerings, and hired 22 new faculty members.
As chair, Nigam launched the Maryland Mesonet, reinvigorated the Maryland State Climatologist Office, and made the department future-ready by hiring promising faculty with machine learning expertise.
UMD astronomer Elizabeth Ferrara was part of a 15-year collaboration that used radio telescopes to tune into the hum of the cosmos.
UMD postdoc Daile Zhang shares her fascination with lightning and tips on how to stay safe during a storm.
Krisztina Christmon works to protect farmers and reduce plastic waste through her startup, Repurpose Farm Plastic LLC.
Alum Tamara “Tammy” Kolda (M.A. ’95, Ph.D. ’97, applied mathematics) leads a poster project to explain how math ‘saves the day’ and improves our daily lives.
UMD mathematicians teach math classes inside a Washington, D.C. correctional facility.
The $500,000 award aims to increase the number of Black, Latina and Native American women receiving undergraduate computing degrees at UMD.