New study shows climate change is increasing ozone depletion over the Arctic

A milepost in the history of an academic department is the award of tenure to one of its members. Tim Canty became a long-term member of the AOSC family on June 4th 2021. The tenure award is very well-deserved and an apt recognition of Tim's professional accomplishments.

Shanghai Ranking's 2021 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects is now out and ranks UMD highly in several key subjects areas associated with the AOSC department.

Dr. Anne Thompson of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland and an adjunct professor of AOSC , has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

AOSC's Siyu “Nicole” Shan has been announced as a recipient of the CMNS Dean’s Outstanding Employee Award for 2021! 

The Board serves as a source for objective, independent advice to the federal government and others.

The intention in designing this survey is to quantify and then celebrate the various dimensions of diversity that we already represent within our current community and the ways that we are already welcoming and inclusive.