Distinguished University Professor Ellen Williams Named Director of UMD’s Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center

Williams is known for her scientific contributions to nanotechnology as well as her leadership in providing technical input to policy for clean energy and national security.

Manuella Djomaleu and Simona Patange Selected as Student Speakers for College’s May Commencement Ceremony

The undergraduate and graduate student will give speeches during the college’s pre-recorded commencement celebration.

T. rex’s Long Legs Were Made for Marathon Walking

Research finds leg length gave giant predatory dinosaurs the advantage of efficiency, not speed as previously thought.

College Announces 2020 Employee Award Recipients

Faculty members, staff members and students received this year's annual awards.

New Study Produces Most Accurate Estimates Ever of Ice Loss in Greenland and Antarctica

UMD researcher helps satellite mission map elevation to calculate changes in ice cover.

Myles Poulin Receives NSF CAREER Award

The funding will help advance his study of cellular processes involved in infection.

UMD’s Christopher Jarzynski Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Jarzynski is a leader in statistical physics and theoretical chemistry.

Two Science Terps Awarded NOAA Hollings Scholarships

The scholarships provide Sam Varga and Ciara Donegan up to $19,000 and a paid summer internship at a NOAA facility.

DNA May Not Be Life’s Instruction Book—Just a Jumbled List of Ingredients

UMD researcher develops potentially revolutionary framework for heredity and evolution in which inheritable information is stored outside the genome.

UMD’s Christopher Jarzynski Awarded a 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship

Jarzynski was recognized for demonstrating an exceptional capacity for productive scholarship in statistical physics and theoretical chemistry.

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