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At CMNS, pioneers, scholars and innovators learn, collaborate and innovate to build a better future.
Get to know our college and see how we deliver on our mission of discovering and sharing scientific knowledge and educating and supporting students ⤵️
Get to know our college and see how we deliver on our mission of discovering and sharing scientific knowledge and educating and supporting students ⤵️
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📅Save the Date for an ento double header! Feb 19th at 7PM, The Bug Guy, Prof Emeritus Mike Raupp and MD State Entomologist Max Ferlauto present “Caterpillars in Winter in Two Acts.” www.marylandnature.org/get-involved...
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
📅Save the Date for an ento double header! Feb 19th at 7PM, The Bug Guy, Prof Emeritus Mike Raupp and MD State Entomologist Max Ferlauto present “Caterpillars in Winter in Two Acts.” www.marylandnature.org/get-involved...
🎉 Congratulations to our almost 4,200 Fall 2025 CMNS Dean's List awardees!
Each of these high-achieving students has excelled in the classroom and shares a commitment to academic excellence. Check out our Dean's List #ScienceTerps ⤵️
Each of these high-achieving students has excelled in the classroom and shares a commitment to academic excellence. Check out our Dean's List #ScienceTerps ⤵️
Dean's List: Fall 2025 | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
Congratulations to the almost 4,200 Fall 2025 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland's Co
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February 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
🎉 Congratulations to our almost 4,200 Fall 2025 CMNS Dean's List awardees!
Each of these high-achieving students has excelled in the classroom and shares a commitment to academic excellence. Check out our Dean's List #ScienceTerps ⤵️
Each of these high-achieving students has excelled in the classroom and shares a commitment to academic excellence. Check out our Dean's List #ScienceTerps ⤵️
College sweethearts Marc (B.S. ’70, zoology) and Carel (B.S. ’70, microbiology) Slatkoff fell for each other while pursuing science degrees at the University of Maryland.
Read about their love story this #ValentinesDay: go.umd.edu/slatkoff 💞
Read about their love story this #ValentinesDay: go.umd.edu/slatkoff 💞
February 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
College sweethearts Marc (B.S. ’70, zoology) and Carel (B.S. ’70, microbiology) Slatkoff fell for each other while pursuing science degrees at the University of Maryland.
Read about their love story this #ValentinesDay: go.umd.edu/slatkoff 💞
Read about their love story this #ValentinesDay: go.umd.edu/slatkoff 💞
Biological sciences Ph.D. student Gabriela Arp discovered how #GutMicrobes tell our hormones what to do ➡️ go.umd.edu/arp
February 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Biological sciences Ph.D. student Gabriela Arp discovered how #GutMicrobes tell our hormones what to do ➡️ go.umd.edu/arp
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Newly launched Quantitative Biology Initiative in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three collaborative postdoctoral fellowships. Best consideration date 3/14.
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Newly launched Quantitative Biology Initiative in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three collaborative postdoctoral fellowships. Best consideration date 3/14.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Job opportunities...
Newly launched Quantitative Biology Initiative in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three collaborative postdoctoral fellowships. Best consideration date 3/14.
Full Details:
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Newly launched Quantitative Biology Initiative in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three collaborative postdoctoral fellowships. Best consideration date 3/14.
Full Details:
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At CMNS, pioneers, scholars and innovators learn, collaborate and innovate to build a better future.
Get to know our college and see how we deliver on our mission of discovering and sharing scientific knowledge and educating and supporting students ⤵️
Get to know our college and see how we deliver on our mission of discovering and sharing scientific knowledge and educating and supporting students ⤵️
University of Maryland: Science with Impact at CMNS
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February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
At CMNS, pioneers, scholars and innovators learn, collaborate and innovate to build a better future.
Get to know our college and see how we deliver on our mission of discovering and sharing scientific knowledge and educating and supporting students ⤵️
Get to know our college and see how we deliver on our mission of discovering and sharing scientific knowledge and educating and supporting students ⤵️
A team led by #UMD computational biologist Brantley Hall developed #WearableTech called "Smart Underwear."
Their research reveals that healthy adults pass gas 32 times/day on average—double what medical literature reports. Learn how Brantley's team is mapping flatulence patterns across the U.S. ⤵️
Their research reveals that healthy adults pass gas 32 times/day on average—double what medical literature reports. Learn how Brantley's team is mapping flatulence patterns across the U.S. ⤵️
UMD Scientists Create ‘Smart Underwear’ to Measure Human Flatulence | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
A new nationwide study is recruiting volunteers to map the full spectrum of human flatulence.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A team led by #UMD computational biologist Brantley Hall developed #WearableTech called "Smart Underwear."
Their research reveals that healthy adults pass gas 32 times/day on average—double what medical literature reports. Learn how Brantley's team is mapping flatulence patterns across the U.S. ⤵️
Their research reveals that healthy adults pass gas 32 times/day on average—double what medical literature reports. Learn how Brantley's team is mapping flatulence patterns across the U.S. ⤵️
A UMD-built #AI model could revolutionize how streaming services recommend music to listeners.
Music Flamingo, developed by UMD computer scientists and NVIDIA researchers, is at the center of a new partnership between NVIDIA and Universal Music Group.
Music Flamingo, developed by UMD computer scientists and NVIDIA researchers, is at the center of a new partnership between NVIDIA and Universal Music Group.
Music-Savvy AI Built at UMD Could Help You Discover Your Next Favorite Artist | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
A new partnership between NVIDIA and Universal Music Group will harness Music Flamingo’s groundbreaking ability
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February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
A UMD-built #AI model could revolutionize how streaming services recommend music to listeners.
Music Flamingo, developed by UMD computer scientists and NVIDIA researchers, is at the center of a new partnership between NVIDIA and Universal Music Group.
Music Flamingo, developed by UMD computer scientists and NVIDIA researchers, is at the center of a new partnership between NVIDIA and Universal Music Group.
Studying physics at #UMD led Nathan Frohna (B.S. '22,
@umdphysics.bsky.social; MQF '25, quantitative finance) to an unexpected opportunity in finance at Morgan Stanley.
Read how Nathan's physics degree opened doors he "didn't expect" ➡️ go.umd.edu/frohna
@umdphysics.bsky.social; MQF '25, quantitative finance) to an unexpected opportunity in finance at Morgan Stanley.
Read how Nathan's physics degree opened doors he "didn't expect" ➡️ go.umd.edu/frohna
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Studying physics at #UMD led Nathan Frohna (B.S. '22,
@umdphysics.bsky.social; MQF '25, quantitative finance) to an unexpected opportunity in finance at Morgan Stanley.
Read how Nathan's physics degree opened doors he "didn't expect" ➡️ go.umd.edu/frohna
@umdphysics.bsky.social; MQF '25, quantitative finance) to an unexpected opportunity in finance at Morgan Stanley.
Read how Nathan's physics degree opened doors he "didn't expect" ➡️ go.umd.edu/frohna
Tomorrow (2/3), senior astronomy major Sofia Merchant-Dest is taking over our Instagram story!
Sofia will share moments from her upper-level astronomy and @umdgeology.bsky.social classes, as well as her research on moon craters. Follow along ➡️ instagram.com/umdscience
Sofia will share moments from her upper-level astronomy and @umdgeology.bsky.social classes, as well as her research on moon craters. Follow along ➡️ instagram.com/umdscience
February 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Tomorrow (2/3), senior astronomy major Sofia Merchant-Dest is taking over our Instagram story!
Sofia will share moments from her upper-level astronomy and @umdgeology.bsky.social classes, as well as her research on moon craters. Follow along ➡️ instagram.com/umdscience
Sofia will share moments from her upper-level astronomy and @umdgeology.bsky.social classes, as well as her research on moon craters. Follow along ➡️ instagram.com/umdscience
Applied mathematics Ph.D. candidate Mengting Chao has been recognized by 60+ students for her patience and step-by-step approach to teaching mathematics.
Her secret? Remembering what it's like to struggle with the subject—and having a teacher who believed in her ⤵️
Her secret? Remembering what it's like to struggle with the subject—and having a teacher who believed in her ⤵️
Making Math Make Sense | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
AMSC Ph.D.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Applied mathematics Ph.D. candidate Mengting Chao has been recognized by 60+ students for her patience and step-by-step approach to teaching mathematics.
Her secret? Remembering what it's like to struggle with the subject—and having a teacher who believed in her ⤵️
Her secret? Remembering what it's like to struggle with the subject—and having a teacher who believed in her ⤵️
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People often ask me what open problems in quantum thermodynamics need addressing. Now, the "Roadmap on quantum thermodynamics" addresses this question---and has just been published. @ioppublishing.bsky.social @umdscience.bsky.social iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Roadmap on quantum thermodynamics
Roadmap on quantum thermodynamics, Campbell, Steve, D’Amico, Irene, Ciampini, Mario A, Anders, Janet, Ares, Natalia, Artini, Simone, Auffèves, Alexia, Bassman Oftelie, Lindsay, Bettmann, Laetitia P, Bonança, Marcus V S, Busch, Thomas, Campisi, Michele, Cavalcante, Moallison F, Correa, Luis A, Cuestas, Eloisa, Dag, Ceren B, Dago, Salambô, Deffner, Sebastian, Del Campo, Adolfo, Deutschmann-Olek, Andreas, Donadi, Sandro, Doucet, Emery, Elouard, Cyril, Ensslin, Klaus, Erker, Paul, Fabbri, Nicole, Fedele, Federico, Fiusa, Guilherme, Fogarty, Thomás, Folk, Joshua, Guarnieri, Giacomo, Hegde, Abhaya S, Hernández-Gómez, Santiago, Hu, Chang-Kang, Iemini, Fernando, Karimi, Bayan, Kiesel, Nikolai, Landi, Gabriel T, Lasek, Aleksander, Lemziakov, Sergei, Lo Monaco, Gabriele, Lutz, Eric, Lvov, Dmitrii, Maillet, Olivier, Mehboudi, Mohammad, Mendonça, Taysa M, Miller, Harry J D, Mitchell, Andrew K, Mitchison, Mark T, Mukherjee, Victor, Paternostro, Mauro, Pekola, Jukka, Perarnau-Llobet, Martí, Poschinger, Ulrich, Rolandi, Alberto, Rosa, Dario, Sánchez, Rafael, Santos, Alan C, Sarthour, Roberto S, Sela, Eran, Solfanelli, Andrea, Souza, Alexandre M, Splettstoesser, Janine, Tan, Dian, Tesser, Ludovico, Van Vu, Tan, Widera, Artur, Yunger Halpern, Nicole, Zawadzki, Krissia
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January 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
People often ask me what open problems in quantum thermodynamics need addressing. Now, the "Roadmap on quantum thermodynamics" addresses this question---and has just been published. @ioppublishing.bsky.social @umdscience.bsky.social iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
We hope you've made some core memories during this streak of snow days, #ScienceTerps 🤍
January 28, 2026 at 9:03 PM
We hope you've made some core memories during this streak of snow days, #ScienceTerps 🤍
With a major #WinterStorm coming this weekend, you may be wondering what goes into snow science and modeling.
#UMD hydrologist Justin Pflug will answer your questions about snow in today's #RedditAMA, live today from 2–4 p.m. ET ❄️ redd.it/1qim3ah
#UMD hydrologist Justin Pflug will answer your questions about snow in today's #RedditAMA, live today from 2–4 p.m. ET ❄️ redd.it/1qim3ah
January 21, 2026 at 1:15 PM
With a major #WinterStorm coming this weekend, you may be wondering what goes into snow science and modeling.
#UMD hydrologist Justin Pflug will answer your questions about snow in today's #RedditAMA, live today from 2–4 p.m. ET ❄️ redd.it/1qim3ah
#UMD hydrologist Justin Pflug will answer your questions about snow in today's #RedditAMA, live today from 2–4 p.m. ET ❄️ redd.it/1qim3ah
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Science in action... a research cruise to explore marine viruses & their microbial hosts made possible by NSF support and held together by the talents of @negilbert.bsky.social (now at Syracuse U) and Daniel Muratore (now at SFI), @camelia-s-gochev.bsky.social (of Technion) & many more...
Marine viruses play a key role in storing carbon in the deep oceans, according to a new Nature Communications study.
Read about the findings in this @us.theconversation.com piece co-authored by Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) ⤵️
Read about the findings in this @us.theconversation.com piece co-authored by Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) ⤵️
Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how
Marine viruses attack cells, but the material that spills out helps fuels marine life around the world.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Science in action... a research cruise to explore marine viruses & their microbial hosts made possible by NSF support and held together by the talents of @negilbert.bsky.social (now at Syracuse U) and Daniel Muratore (now at SFI), @camelia-s-gochev.bsky.social (of Technion) & many more...
Marine viruses play a key role in storing carbon in the deep oceans, according to a new Nature Communications study.
Read about the findings in this @us.theconversation.com piece co-authored by Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) ⤵️
Read about the findings in this @us.theconversation.com piece co-authored by Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) ⤵️
Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how
Marine viruses attack cells, but the material that spills out helps fuels marine life around the world.
theconversation.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Marine viruses play a key role in storing carbon in the deep oceans, according to a new Nature Communications study.
Read about the findings in this @us.theconversation.com piece co-authored by Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) ⤵️
Read about the findings in this @us.theconversation.com piece co-authored by Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) ⤵️
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✨Dr. Sara Via is wrapping up her 28-year career with University of Maryland. As Sara heads into retirement, we hope you will join us in celebrating her contributions to research, teaching, and climate education and wish her all the best in her next chapter! go.umd.edu/267l
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
✨Dr. Sara Via is wrapping up her 28-year career with University of Maryland. As Sara heads into retirement, we hope you will join us in celebrating her contributions to research, teaching, and climate education and wish her all the best in her next chapter! go.umd.edu/267l
From journalists covering #SevereWeather events to investment bankers assessing climate risk, it's essential to have a climate-literate workforce that extends beyond scientific disciplines.
That's the goal of the #ClimateChange fluency minor in our Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science ⤵️
That's the goal of the #ClimateChange fluency minor in our Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science ⤵️
New Climate Change Fluency Minor Will Train Non-Scientists in Climate Literacy | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
Students from across the University of Maryland can now incorporate climate science into their career preparatio
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January 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
From journalists covering #SevereWeather events to investment bankers assessing climate risk, it's essential to have a climate-literate workforce that extends beyond scientific disciplines.
That's the goal of the #ClimateChange fluency minor in our Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science ⤵️
That's the goal of the #ClimateChange fluency minor in our Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science ⤵️
A #UMD computer science course sponsored by @microsoft.com helped students expand their understanding of the fundamentals of #CloudComputing ⤵️
Partnering with Microsoft to Reimagine Learning | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
The tech company expands experiential learning opportunities for University of Maryland computi
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January 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A #UMD computer science course sponsored by @microsoft.com helped students expand their understanding of the fundamentals of #CloudComputing ⤵️
The humanlike way that #AI chatbots answer questions may be "entertaining," Computer Science Professor Emeritus Ben Shneiderman told @nytimes.com,"but it's a deceit."
Why Do A.I. Chatbots Use ‘I’?
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January 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The humanlike way that #AI chatbots answer questions may be "entertaining," Computer Science Professor Emeritus Ben Shneiderman told @nytimes.com,"but it's a deceit."
Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Lyle Isaacs (@lyleisaacs.bsky.social) is working to accelerate patient recovery and improve hospital efficiency.
His group developed "molecular containers" that can trap anesthetic drugs and flush them from the body ⤵️ #ChemSky
His group developed "molecular containers" that can trap anesthetic drugs and flush them from the body ⤵️ #ChemSky
New Molecules Capture, Contain and Clear Neuromuscular Blocking Agents | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Lyle Isaacs and his team developed “molecular containers” that can trap
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January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Lyle Isaacs (@lyleisaacs.bsky.social) is working to accelerate patient recovery and improve hospital efficiency.
His group developed "molecular containers" that can trap anesthetic drugs and flush them from the body ⤵️ #ChemSky
His group developed "molecular containers" that can trap anesthetic drugs and flush them from the body ⤵️ #ChemSky
After 37 years in #UMD's Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Janice Reutt-Robey reflects on decades of department growth, research innovation and mentorship ➡️ go.umd.edu/reutt-robey
January 5, 2026 at 9:52 PM
After 37 years in #UMD's Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Janice Reutt-Robey reflects on decades of department growth, research innovation and mentorship ➡️ go.umd.edu/reutt-robey
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✨🪰Pick Lab’s recent paper gets spotlight in Development. Learn about the inspiration behind their research, the challenges and breakthroughs they had in the lab along the way, and the key findings they eventually published. 🪰✨
To learn more about this work and the people behind it, we talked to first author Matthew Fischer and corresponding author Leslie Pick, Professor at the University of Maryland, USA.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
✨🪰Pick Lab’s recent paper gets spotlight in Development. Learn about the inspiration behind their research, the challenges and breakthroughs they had in the lab along the way, and the key findings they eventually published. 🪰✨
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New research co-authored by Dr. Evan Economo helps ant-swer fascinating questions about evolution in complex societies.👇
New research co-authored by @umdentomology.bsky.social's Evan Economo finds that some ant species cut corners to build workers more cheaply.
The team found that ants from species with the largest social groups grew in numbers by investing fewer nutritional resources in each worker's armor. #EvoDevo
The team found that ants from species with the largest social groups grew in numbers by investing fewer nutritional resources in each worker's armor. #EvoDevo
Ant Societies Rose by Trading Individual Protection for Collective Power | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by
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December 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
New research co-authored by Dr. Evan Economo helps ant-swer fascinating questions about evolution in complex societies.👇
#UMD astronomers discovered that a blast of space rocks ejected during the #DARTMission carried 3X more momentum than the spacecraft itself.
Coming in at #2 on our top stories list, this discovery led to insights for future planetary defense missions ➡️ go.umd.edu/topstories2025 🔭
Coming in at #2 on our top stories list, this discovery led to insights for future planetary defense missions ➡️ go.umd.edu/topstories2025 🔭
December 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#UMD astronomers discovered that a blast of space rocks ejected during the #DARTMission carried 3X more momentum than the spacecraft itself.
Coming in at #2 on our top stories list, this discovery led to insights for future planetary defense missions ➡️ go.umd.edu/topstories2025 🔭
Coming in at #2 on our top stories list, this discovery led to insights for future planetary defense missions ➡️ go.umd.edu/topstories2025 🔭