Study indicates “biomass burning” may play larger role in climate change than previously realized.

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences welcomes four new tenure/tenure-track faculty members and six lecturers to the University of Maryland.

New research reveals how cells get a foothold to move around in their environment.

Philip Schneider (B.S. '79, biochemistry) and his wife Joyce (B.A. '79, criminology) established a TerpStart scholarship for first-generation college students with financial need who enroll in CMNS.

The Nature Index 2015 Global ranks UMD No. 54 among the world's most productive scientific research institutions.

Annual academic festival honors outstanding faculty, staff and TAs.

Science—whether physics, biology, chemistry or mathematics—is for everyone. Learn and explore this year at 35 CMNS Maryland Day events.

Ng will research the use of nanotechnology to treat multiple myeloma (cancer) at Tel Aviv University in Israel.

Patent awarded for compounds capable of fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

UMD start-up SD Nanosciences has developed technology for creating targeted drug and vaccine delivery vehicles.