Physics' Alessandra Buonanno Elected to National Academy of Sciences

She was one of 59 women elected to the NAS this year, the most in the academy’s history.

Two (Photons) is Company, Three’s a Crowd

UMD researchers created tailored interactions between photons, which could help in developing light-based quantum technologies.

Astronomy Ph.D. Student Awarded Prestigious NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship

UMD’s Rebecca Levy was selected for one of the National Science Foundation's Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships this year.

College Innovator Receives 2021 Invention of the Year Award

Researchers from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Computer Science were among this year’s finalists.

NASA’s NICER Probes the ‘Squeezability’ of Neutron Stars

New measurements force scientists to reconsider models of neutron star cores.

Road Salts and Other Human Sources Are Threatening World’s Freshwater Supplies

UMD-led study warns cascading effects of salts require coordinated management and regulation to avoid contaminating natural resources.

Maryland Day 2021 Goes Virtual with "Fun Science for Kids" Show

Make a lava lamp, your microbiome, and Oobleck slime. Also, scientists will talk about the cicada bugs that are coming this summer, astronomy, and fossils.

Najib El-Sayed to Direct New BBI Advanced Genomic Technologies Core

The state-of-the-art core will feature single-cell genomic technologies for applications in the nervous and immune systems as well as cancer.

Three Science Terps Named 2021 Goldwater Scholars

Over the last decade, UMD’s nominations yielded 37 scholarships—the second most in the nation.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Awarded to 13 Science Terps

The college’s awardees include five current graduate students, four current undergraduates and four recent alumni.

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