The ceremony will be held on December 21, 2016, at 3:30 p.m. at the Xfinity Center on campus.
Participants will learn to marry physics-style quantitative modeling with methods from computer science to gain deeper insights into living systems.
Maryland Department of Commerce initiative matches private donations for endowed chairs in the life sciences and computer science at UMD.
The competitive program provides fully funded, group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences over a period of seven to 10 weeks.
Alumnus Ali Hirsa (M.A. ’97, Ph.D. ’98, Applied Mathematics) and Biological Sciences Senior Anthony Trinh selected as keynote and student speakers.
The College hosted its annual academic festival May 11 to honor its 2016 employee award recipients.
He is, quite simply, a “force of nature.”
The promotions are effective July 1, 2016.
With their election, Rankin and Jarzynski join some of the world’s most accomplished leaders from academic, business, public affairs, the humanities and the arts.
Recipients receive awards to help defray costs related to conducting research or traveling to field courses.