Taking the SMART Path

For sophomore physics major Isabelle Brooks, a Department of Defense scholarship sets the stage for her future

Finding the Confidence to Try New Things in Computing

Break Through Tech organized two career development programs for 111 undergrads in January.

UMD Geologist Megan Newcombe Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award

The award will support Newcombe’s efforts to develop a new tool for understanding the underlying causes of volcanic eruptions.

Abhinav Shrivastava Receives NSF CAREER Award to Advance Computers’ Understanding of Temporal Phenomena

He will develop innovative technologies so that computers can better understand temporal phenomena, the term used to describe observable changes over time.

From Physics to Pharma

For Sylvie Ryckebusch (B.S. ’87, physics; B.S. ’87, mathematics), a foundation in physics set the stage for success in pharma and biotech.

Sixteen CMNS Projects Receive Inaugural UMD Grand Challenges Grants

UMD invests $30 million to address climate change, human health and disease, artificial intelligence and more.

Two UMD Faculty Members Receive 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships

Astrophysicist Benedikt Diemer and computer scientist Xiaodi Wu were recognized for their unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.

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UMD Physicists Hope to Strike Gold by Finding Dark Matter in an Old Mine

­The team is searching for exotic particles called WIMPs at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota.

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