Science In A Shell

SCIENCE IN A SHELL

The E-newsletter of the UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

AUGUST 2018

Undergraduates' Microbiology Experiment Returns from International Space Station

Experiment designed by Rushi Challa and Natalie Ivanina tested how well viruses could attack bacteria in microgravity. More »


UMD Part of $15 Million National Science Foundation Quantum Computing Project Physics' Chris Monroe and Alexey Gorshkov are members of the project, which aims to build the world's first practical quantum computer. More »	Three Graduate Students Receive 2018 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships Cheng Da, Pradip Gatkine and Angela Marusiak received the award, which provides up to $45,000 a year. More »


Undergraduate Madeline Beaudry Awarded 2018 NOAA Hollings Scholarship Beaudry is pursuing dual degrees in biological sciences and geographical sciences. More »	Star-Swallowing Black Holes Reveal Secrets in Exotic Light Shows - Quanta Magazine Astronomy's Suvi Gezari discusses her research on tidal disruption events. More »


Gnats Crave Tears - WTOP Entomology's Mike Raupp explains why gnats fly around people's eyes. More »	New Shark Species Honors the Late Eugenia "Genie" Clark (Biology) - Gizmodo The newly identified species of deepwater shark, Squalus clarkae, is also known as Genie's dogfish. More »

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