The university announced today a big gift to the Math Department. The very generous gift of $27.2M was made by Michael & Eugenia Brin. The gift will endow the Brin Mathematics Research Center, establish an endowed chair, and launch a summer camp for high school students. The official university’s press release can be found at: https://today.umd.edu/umd-receives-27-2m-gift-to-support-mathematics-research-and-outreach