UMD Files Patents on Compounds to Treat and Prevent Gonorrhea

Wenxia Song and her collaborators identified two molecules that inhibit gonorrhea infection in a laboratory tissue model.

Four Seniors in College Honored as 2018 Merrill Presidential Scholars

Danielle Arons, Deirdre Dolan, Somachukwu Umeozulu and Cosette Zacarias honored as four of the university’s most successful seniors.

Dr. Amy Mullin Selected as OSA Fellow

Dr. Mullin is cited “…for pioneering contributions to understanding molecular collisional dynamics with transient infrared spectroscopy, mid-infrared sources and optical centrifuges that spin molecules up to rotational energies comparable to those of chemical bonds.”

Eight College Faculty Members Named 2018 Highly Cited Researchers

Sankar Das Sarma, Daniel Gruner, Mihai Pop, Ian Spielman, Nathan Swenson, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Chunsheng Wang and Ning Zeng received the honor.

From the Marines to Medicine: Meet UMD Undergraduate Colton Treadway

A veteran of the U.S. Marines, Treadway plans to study genetic diseases caused by misfolded proteins after graduation.

UMD’s Christopher Jarzynski Awarded American Physical Society’s Lars Onsager Prize

Jarzynski was honored for outstanding research in theoretical statistical physics.

College Welcomes 19 New Faculty Members this Fall

The faculty members joined nine departments in the college.

Lecturer Lenea Stocker Implements a Community Outreach Program in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Dr. Lenea Stocker implemented the first annual “Kids and Chemistry Demonstration Day: Advancing Chemistry Appreciation Using Chemical Demonstrations”. 

Professors Jeffery Davis and Anne Simon Named Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Jeffery Davis & Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics’ Anne Simon received the honor.

UMD Researchers Awarded $1 Million Grant from NSF to Develop New Methods to Generate Single Photons for Quantum Research

Project could enable new advanced quantum research and technology and could yield new ways to connect electronic circuits and photonic devices.

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