Find me on April 27 at our UMD Science events! #MarylandDay

Come find us at #MarylandDay on Saturday, April 27! Meet Break Through Tech DC team members and learn more about how you can join this inclusive community as a student, mentor or industry partner. go.umd.edu/md-day24

Amazing to see how quickly the Maryland Mesonet team is setting up towers across Maryland!

10 of 70 Mesonet towers have so far been erected to advance weather prediction and ensure the safety of Marylanders.

mesonet.umd.edu | UMD Atmos&Ocean Sci

Check out National Institute of Standards and Technology's feature on UMD Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Ph.D. student George Caceres (B.S. '18, biochemistry) ⬇️

Check out our finalists from UMD Entomology, UMD Geology, UMD Physics and UMD Biophysics & Chemical Physics Programs in the live 3MT competition!

Shoutout to our Curriculum Innovation Lead, Elias Gonzalez, for winning a Teaching Innovation Grant!

To address the variability in students' computing knowledge, Elias created a system to direct students into discussion groups based on their previous experience in the subject.

Shoutout to Chemistry & Biochemistry Associate Professor Jason Kahn! His project on computer simulation of DNA replication was selected for a 2024 Teaching Innovation Grant 🎉

Congrats to our CMNS faculty members who were awarded 2024 Teaching Innovation Grants!

Read about the grants awarded to CMNS faculty members to help boost teaching practices using #AI , gamification, computer simulation and more: go.umd.edu/3xGZd0B

'The Faraway Nearby: A Journey Into Space, Time and the Mystery of #BlackHoles ' tells the story of the late UMD Physics Professor Joe Weber who was the first to explore #GravitationalWave detection.

More about #UMD 's contributions to gravitational waves: cmns.umd.edu/news-events/ne…

.UMD Math Department and economics student Hayley Pinkowitz landed a Navy Federal Credit Union internship after seeking University Career Center & The President's Promise support.

Check out our Q&A with Hayley, part of our career series on how #ScienceTerps are capitalizing on career resources here at #UMD : go.umd.edu/qa-pinkowitz

Warmer weather can only mean one thing - the cicadas are waking up.

#UMD 's resident Bug Guy, Mike Raupp chats with NPR about the imminent emergence of two cicada broods that have been dormant for over a decade

🎧 UMD Entomology's Mike Raupp spoke with NPR's Scott Detrow about the two cicada broods that will emerge in parts of the U.S. in a few weeks.

The confluence of two cicada breeds hasn't happened in this part of the country since the early 1800s.
npr.org/2024/04/14/124…

Unlock a world of learning, discovery and exploration at #MarylandDay ! Check out the 48 events hosted by our college: go.umd.edu/md-day24

Your voice matters! ️Take the Belonging and Community Survey and help make #UMD a place where everyone can reach their full potential! Together, we can make a difference.

Prizes and incentives are available: belonging.umd.edu

How do smart devices spy on users? At Science on Tap this Wednesday (4/17), UMD Department of Computer Science' Nirupam Roy will shed light on his exploration of the security/privacy vulnerabilities of #SmartTechnology .

Register to attend this talk on privacy in the age of #AI : go.umd.edu/sot0424

Thank you so much for showing up and showing out, Dr. Pollard-Larkin! We know all attendees were inspired by your talk and your enthusiasm for science!

On #WorldQuantumDay I salute journalists who joined UMD and IonQ at Q-Lab recently to learn about advancing quantum tech. Representing half a dozen countries, we worked with the State Department’s Foreign Press Center to tell the story of the Capital of Quantum. #QuantumUMD

Proud to host these amazing Science Terp alums today for an insightful panel discussion! Moses Namara, Ph.D., Kyeisha Laurence, Willie May, Asha Willis and Sherita Hill Golden, we are so proud of all you have accomplished and can't wait to see what's next for you!