#SaveTheDate for #MarylandDay 2026! Join us on Saturday, April 25, to engage in family-friendly activities and discover how #ScienceTerps learn, collaborate and innovate to build a better future.
See our college's list of 45 events ⤵️
Seven CMNS staff members pose with UMD and Pi Day props at the annual CMNS Pi Day Celebration
Mathematics Professor Emeritus Denny Gulick (left) speaks into the microphone at the annual CMNS Pi Day Celebration
Faculty, staff and students get pieces of pie at the annual CMNS Pi Day Celebration
Dean Amitabh Varshney throws a T-shirt into the audience at the annual CMNS Pi Day Celebration
For our college's annual #PiDay tradition, Mathematics Professor Emeritus Denny Gulick recited the first 105 digits of Pi. Watch the video: youtube.com/shorts/HyDRhNLflAQ?si=dCXV9j3m24N3whHt
Thanks to all the #ScienceTerps who joined our Pi Day Celebration!
Graphic showing how much money was raised on Giving Day 2026
Thank you for supporting #ScienceTerps on #GivingDayUMD 💛 Your donations raised $1.46M for 58 CMNS funds.
Your generosity accelerates innovation, expands research and strengthens the scientific ecosystem that powers our world. Now, it's our turn to transform your philanthropy into impact.
#GivingDayUMD is your chance to support and uplift #ScienceTerps!
Even small gifts can have a huge impact. Learn how you can give back to our department programs and support geology students: go.umd.edu/givingdaycmns
For senior neuroscience major Clara Abdelmalek, a scholarship enabled her to focus on her research studying prenatal #Zika infection.
#GivingDayUMD is your chance to support #ScienceTerps like Clara. Pick a fund close to your ❤️ and give what you can—no gift is too small ➡️ go.umd.edu/givetocmns
Top left: A group of people pose for a photo at Maryland Day. Top right: CMNS Dean welcomes the audience at the Scientists Serving Communities conference. Bottom left: Undergraduate student works in a lab. Bottom right: Tim Canty shows two people a water level sensor on a dock.
#GivingDayUMD is your chance to support and uplift #ScienceTerps!
Even small gifts can have a huge impact on our work at ESSIC. Learn how you can be a part of our mission to improve the health and welfare of our planet—give back today: go.umd.edu/givingdayess...
The #ScienceTerps Pop-Up Shop is back! Order from a new selection of T-shirts, joggers, polos and more! Open until March 15: go.umd.edu/cmns-shop
In addition to CMNS apparel, some of our departments (Computer Science, @umdgeology.bsky.social, Mathematics, @umdphysics.bsky.social) have merch too!
Photo of one person presenting a water-level sensor to two other people on the dock in downtown Annapolis, Maryland.
#GivingDayUMD is just 5 days away! Help #ScienceTerps move fearlessly forward—save the date for March 4 to support ESSIC program operations and research on understanding and forecasting global environmental changes. go.umd.edu/givingdaycmns
🎉 Congratulations to our almost 4,200 Fall 2025 CMNS Dean's List awardees!
Each of these high-achieving students has excelled in the classroom and shares a commitment to academic excellence. Check out our Dean's List #ScienceTerps ⤵️
Snowy view of the Geology Building
Snowy view of Kirwan Hall
Snowy view of Testudo statue in front of McKeldin Library
Snowy view of the Iribe Center
We hope you've made some core memories during this streak of snow days, #ScienceTerps 🤍
Happy holidays, #ScienceTerps! May your holiday season be filled with warmth, relaxation and inspiration for the new year ahead.
A group of four graduates poses with Testudo in the middle
Dean Amitabh Varshney speaks to a group of people at a table with a red tablecloth and a flower arrangement
Dean Amitabh Varshney speaking to a room full of people in the Dean's Suite
A group of graduates poses with Testudo on the left and Dean Amitabh Varshney on the right
There is so much to celebrate for our August and December graduating #ScienceTerps 🎓🐢
We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to celebrate with you all again at commencement in May. #UMDgrad
Giving Tuesday 2025: "Make a difference for Science Terps" on a red background
When our community comes together, we can make a difference for #ScienceTerps.
Celebrate #GivingTuesday2025 by supporting CMNS programs and initiatives near and dear to your heart ➡️ go.umd.edu/give-cmns
As #ArtificialIntelligence scientists for Google Translate, #ScienceTerps Sweta Agrawal and Eleftheria Briakou help millions of people make real-time connections in 200+ different languages.
Their research in natural language processing and machine translation at #UMD started it all ⤵️ #AIMaryland
Graphic showing items available in the Science Terps pop-up shop, open until October 13
The #ScienceTerps Pop-Up Shop is back! Order from a selection of T-shirts, Under Armour polos, quarter-zips, hats and more!
Open until October 13: umdcmnsfall25.itemorder.com
A picture of the plasma waveguide experimental apparatus.
Congratulations to Jaron Shrock, recipient of the @apsphysics.bsky.social Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award! He is the fourth student of Prof. Howard Milchberg to win the Rosenbluth Award. @umdscience.bsky.social #Scienceterps umdphysics.umd.edu/about-us/new...
Awesome to see #ScienceTerps fostering community interest in conservation and research. Way to do good, Damani!
Left to right: Abba Gumel, Amitabh Varshney, Chris Reynolds, Michael Brown, Larry Washington
#UMD's 2025 Convocation honored 4 #ScienceTerps!
🌟 Mathematics Professor Larry Washington received the Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award.
🌟 @umdgeology.bsky.social's Michael Brow, Mathematics' Abba Gumel and Astronomy's Chris Reynolds were named Distinguished University Professors.
STAMP Grand Ballroom full of students seated and listening to a student panel
Five panelists wearing yellow Science Terp shirts and seated behind tables with black tablecloths
STAMP Grand Ballroom full of students seated and listening to a student panel
Group of students speaking
Over 1,700 new #ScienceTerps gathered yesterday for our 2025 CMNS New Student Welcome 💛
Students played Science Terp Bingo, learned lessons from their peers on a student panel and shared their personal and academic goals for the semester.
🎉 Congratulations to our 3,800+ Spring 2025 CMNS Dean's List awardees!
Each of these high-achieving students has excelled in the classroom and shares a commitment to academic excellence. Check out our Dean's List #ScienceTerps ⤵️
Thanks to the CMNS Alumni Network, seven #ScienceTerps get the chance to conduct research and attend conferences this summer without worrying about financial constraints.
Read how these students are putting their CMNS summer award funding to work: go.umd.edu/summerawards25
Collage of eight book covers
Check out our 2025 summer #ReadingList for #ScienceTerps, with books recommended by faculty members about heredity, #ClimateChange, statistics and more 📚
Three graduates smiling in the arena during 2025 CMNS Undergraduate Commencement
Group of graduates stand next to Testudo outside of the Xfinity Center
Graduate lifting arms in the air after crossing the stage to graduate
Graduate stands in betwen two family members
🎓 And with that, 2,075 #Classof2025 undergraduates join our alumni community of 60K #ScienceTerps!
Congratulations, from all of us at CMNS. #UMDgrad
go.umd.edu/grads-08-24
go.umd.edu/grads-12-24
go.umd.edu/grads-05-25
Jade LeSchack speaks at the 2025 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
"This uncertain, multitudinous and interconnected world is waiting for us, the next generation of scientific thinkers. Let's be bold and stay fearless," physics and mathematics graduate Jade LeSchack encouraged her fellow #ScienceTerps. #UMDgrad
Dean Amitabh Varshney speaking at the 2025 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
"As you walk across the stage, you will join over 60,000 #ScienceTerps in our alumni network who have also dedicated their lives to science and making a positive impact on society," Dean Amitabh Varshney said to the #Classof2025 at Undergraduate Commencement.
Dean Amitabh Varshney addresses May 2025 graduate degree candidates on May 21, 2025
"As you enter your next chapter, let your curiosity and your passion for discovery shine. Show the world what it means to be a CMNS graduate," said Dean Amitabh Varshney.
Today, 545 graduates joined a network of 60K #ScienceTerps. Livestream: youtube.com/live/h1q9kgeWfmE?feature=shared&t=588
Senior marshals on the steps outside of Jones-Hill House
🙌 Congrats to the 16 #ScienceTerps selected as senior marshals for #UMD's main commencement ceremony!
These students will hold banners and lead the procession of graduates into the ceremony on May 22. Check out the full list of senior marshals: go.umd.edu/marshals25
We asked #ScienceTerps what makes their moms so amazing. Here's what they had to say. Happy Mother's Day! youtube.com/shorts/AEjqW...
Person giving a thumbs up while standing on a dock with a cleaning brush for an oyster cage
Group of people stand on a dock slip in Baltimore in front of the iconic Domino Sugars sign
Oyster cage
#ScienceTerps gathered in Baltimore to clean oyster cages with @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social!
Cleaning these cages helps the oysters thrive, so they can continue filtering the Bay, improving water quality and supporting #MarineLife 🌊
Collage of photos of Clara Abdelmalek, Hari Kailad, Luiz Mata Lopez and Benjamin Raufman
Congrats to the four #ScienceTerps selected as 2025 #GoldwaterScholars: Clara Abdelmalek, Hari Kailad, Luiz Mata Lopez and Benjamin Raufman!
Over the last 15 years, UMD's nominations yielded 53 scholarships—No. 2 in the nation. Read about the winners: go.umd.edu/goldwater25
