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Science Terps Shine in Prestigious Putnam Mathematical Competition
Undergraduates Clarence Lam, Isaac Mammel and Daniel Yuan ranked fourth among 456 institutions, the best UMD finish in four decades. More » |
Super Sleuthing to Save Citrus
Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics’ Anne Simon launched a startup to unravel the unsolved mystery of a lethal plant disease. More » |
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Geology's Megan Newcombe Receives NSF CAREER Award
The award will be used to develop a new tool for understanding the underlying causes of volcanic eruptions. More » |
UMD Astronomers Help Prove Viability of Asteroid Deflection to Protect Earth
Tony Farnham, Derek Richardson and Jessica Sunshine played critical roles in studying the effectiveness of NASA’s DART asteroid deflection mission. More » |
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Innovative, Web-Based Decision-Support Tool Launches for Farmers
Led by Atmospheric and Oceanic Science’s Xin-Zhong Liang, the DAWN project is developing tools to improve water use and nutrient management in agricultural operations. More » |
Major North American Oil Source Yields Clues to One of Earth’s Deadliest Mass Extinctions
Geology’s Alan Jay Kaufman studied the Bakken Shale Formation and discovered a critical kill mechanism behind a series of extinctions some 350 million years ago. More » |
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Entomology’s Raymond St. Leger Puts ‘The Last of Us’ Under the Microscope
The show’s mushroom apocalypse may not hold up to scientific scrutiny, but it’s far from utter fantasy. More » |
‘Quantumania’ Meets Quantum Reality
Physics’ Steve Rolston watched Marvel’s latest hit to see how well it explains the science. More » |
