Abba Gumel for being elected as the President of the Society for Mathematical Biology

Congratulations to Abba Gumel for being elected as the President of the Society for Mathematical Biology ( www.smb.org ). SMB was funded in 1973 as an international society to promote the development and dissemination of research and education at...

Henri Berestycki wins the 2026 Schauder Medal

Congratulations Henri Berestycki for winning the 2026 Schauder Medal. This medal is awarded to Henri for his exceptional achievements in nonlinear analysis and for his numerous applications in many other branches of science. Henri has been spending...

Doron Levy is elected SIAM Class of 2026 Fellow

Doron Levy was elected Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), class of 2026: https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-announces-2026-class-of-fellows . Dr. Levy is recognized for his amazingly-stellar...

Artem Chernikov awarded the Bessel Research Award by the Humboldt Foundation

This award is given annually to internationally renowned academics from outside of Germany in recognition of their research accomplishments. This award is named after Bessel and funded by the German ministry of education and research....

Mapping the Mind

Junior computer science and mathematics double major Brooke Guo analyzes neural connections to understand the causes of complex brain conditions like schizophrenia. When Brooke Guo arrived at the University of Maryland as a freshman in 2022, she...

Four Science Terps Awarded 2025 Goldwater Scholarships

Four undergraduates in the University of Maryland’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) have been awarded 2025 scholarships by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation , which encourages...

  • Higginbotham Award: James White

  • Oustanding Senior Award: Neha Gupta (with Denny Gulick and Mike Fitzpatrick and with Mike Boyle)

  • Secondary Education Mathematics Scholarship:
    Mark Widmeyer and Madeline Ahearn

  • Honorary Secondary Education Mathematics Scholarship:
    Cassandra Durgin

  • Strauss Scholarship: Timothy Dulaney

  • Strauss Teaching Assistants: Erin Lynch and Jeffrey Donatelli

  • Group picture:
    BACK ROW: Timothy Dulaney (Strauss Scholarship), Madelin Ahearn (Secondary Education-Mathematics Scholarship), Jeffrey Donatelli (Strauss Teaching Assistant), Mark Widmeyer (Secondary Education-Mathematics Scholarship), Michael Hall (Aziz Mathematics Scholarship)
    FRONT ROW: Erin Lynch (Secondary Education-Mathematics Scholarship), James White (Higginbotham Award), Cassandra Durgin (Honorary Secondary Education-Mathematics Scholarship ), Neha Gupta (Outstanding Senior Award)

  • Winners not photographed:
    Greg Crosswhite (Abramowitz Award), Stephen Colodner (Strauss Teaching Assistant)

$1.05M to Support Math Department and its Graduate Students

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The Department of Mathematics Marks 150 Years of Innovation and Community

Celebrating a Sesquicentennial of Excellence This past Maryland Day, the University of Maryland...
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Rising Temperatures May Push Lyme Disease Risk Westward in Maryland

As surface temperatures rise and reshape ecosystems across the United States, a new study suggests...
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Meet Program Manager Jessica Sadler

Jessica Sadler received a 2026 Dean's Outstanding Employee Award from the University of Maryland’s...
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UMD Mathematics Graduate Program Ranks No. 21

The applied math specialty ranks at No. 15 and analysis ranks at No. 24, based on the most recent...
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Faculty Members, Alumni and Students Receive Awards

Read more about the members of our community who have been honored recently for their outstanding...
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