· Robert Bard, electrical engineer in the Maryland Physics electronic development group and professor at Prince George's Community College, was highlighted in an article in the Gazette Community News for his work with the community college's space program.

· Professor S. James Gates and graduate student Daniel Chapman were featured in the February 6-8 issue of USA Weekend as some of this year's "Most Intriguing African Americans."

 
· Professor Theodore Jacobson and his, post-doc Stefano Liberati and graduate student David Mattingly, were mentioned for their gravitation theory work in Nature Magazine ("Back to the Future" by Phillip Ball, February 5, 2004). David Mattingly, who is quoted extensively in the article, recently earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland Department of Physics and is a post-doc at the University of California, Davis.

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· Professor Markus Luty was highlighted in the February 7 issue of New Scientist for the general relativity research he and collaborator Nima Arkani-Hamed (Harvard University) are working on during Luty's sabbatical this year in Boston.
 
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On February 1, The Washington Post featured an
article on Emeritus Professor John Toll, and his substantial impact on higher education in the State of Maryland. Dr. Toll is a former chair of the Department of Physics, former chancellor of the University of Maryland and current president of Washington College. Among many accomplishments, he is largely responsible for the significant growth and improvement of the Department during his term as chairperson in the 1950's.

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