Entomology Alum Finds Her ‘Repurpose’

Krisztina Christmon works to protect farmers and reduce plastic waste through her startup, Repurpose Farm Plastic LLC.

Making Math a ‘Hero’

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.

Taking Math to Jail

UMD mathematicians teach math classes inside a Washington, D.C. correctional facility.

UMD Receives Reboot Representation Funding to Reset Tech Culture

The $500,000 award aims to increase the number of Black, Latina and Native American women receiving undergraduate computing degrees at UMD.

From Slime to Space Instruments and Solar Panels

Junior Shannon Ganley is an aspiring astrochemist ready to take on the grand challenges of tomorrow.

Mobile Math: Connecting Students to STEM Through Sports

As part of his Grand Challenges project, Yanir Rubinstein will transport his sports analytics lab to local schools and show students the relevance of STEM to their everyday lives. 

Astronomers Discover Supernova Explosion Through Rare ‘Cosmic Magnifying Glasses’

Researchers gain insight into how the universe is expanding thanks to gravitational lensing, a natural phenomenon that warps space around galaxies and visually magnifies celestial objects.

Ph.D. Student Victoria Whitley ‘Talks Math’ and Mentorship

As co-director of the Girls Talk Math summer camp at UMD, Whitley shows underrepresented students that everyone has a place in mathematics.

 

New Study Finds Unique Structure of the ‘BOAT’—Brightest Gamma-ray Burst of All Time

UMD astronomer Brendan O’Connor led this research, which could explain why these ‘rare cosmic fireworks’ could be viewed for months.

New Study Identifies Mechanism Driving the Sun’s Fast Wind

UMD physicist James Drake says the release of magnetic energy near the sun’s surface enables the solar wind to reach gravity-defying speeds.

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