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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - On Monday, December 19, 2022, Professor Cheng Gong was awarded the Maryland Section of the American Chemical Society 2022 Chemist of the Year. He is being recognized for “the innovative development of nanosensors based on two-dimensional (2D) quantum materials”.

The University of Maryland’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences will establish the IonQ Professorship with a $1 million gift from IonQ, an industry leader in quantum computing founded in part on discoveries made at the university that's headquartered in the UMD Discovery District.

The state of Maryland’s landmark bill to reform education in public schools has the College of Education’s fingerprints all over it.  Approved by the General Assembly in 2021, the $3.9 billion “Blueprint for Maryland’s Future” will invest in teachers, students and families statewide over the course of 10 years, hiring an additional 15,000 educators and raising the minimum teaching salary to $60,000.