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The Diamondback was founded in 1910 as The Triangle. [2] The name was then changed a few times to The M.A.C. Weekly, Maryland State Review, and University Review. [2] The newspaper was renamed again in 1921 to The Diamondback, in honor of a local reptile, the Diamondback terrapin (the terrapin became the official school mascot in 1933). [2]
Dinesh Manocha is currently a Paul Chrisman Iribe Professor Professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his B.Tech. degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1987; M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science at the University of California at Berkeley in 1990 and 1992, respectively.
Pines was a professor of Aerospace Engineering at the university before becoming president. [39] In 2021, the university announced it had raised $1.5 billion in donations since 2018. [40] In April of 2024, UMD students joined other campuses across the United States in protests against the Israel–Hamas war.
Professor Juan Ramón Jiménez won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. The following individuals serve or served on the University of Maryland faculty, but are not necessarily alumni. Lynn Bolles (b. 1949), professor of women's studies [342] Gertrude Ehrlich (b. 1923), professor of mathetmatics
John Alan Pease (March 8, 1936 – March 12, 2024) was an associate professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and co-chair of the department.He was also recognized as an advocate for strengthening academic standards, mentoring students, and making higher education affordable to students who come from less privileged backgrounds.
Michael Faulkender is the Dean's Professor of Finance and former associate dean of master's programs and professor of finance at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. [1] He is known for his research on executive compensation and the corporate tax practices of multinational firms.
G.W. Stewart (2004) - Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Maryland. Elected for developing numerical algorithms and software widely used in engineering computation. [78] Ali Mosleh (2010) - Professor Emeritus of Reliability Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland.
Dana S. Nau is a Professor of Computer Science and Systems Research at the University of Maryland Department of Computer Science in College Park, where he has done research in automated planning and scheduling, game theory, cognitive science, and computer-aided engineering. He has many PHD students, including Qiang Yang who graduated in 1989.