Bird Watching: There's an App for That
Bird Watching: There's an App for That
Birdsnap is the latest electronic field guide developed by UMD, Columbia University, and Smithsonian scientists.
Rewriting the Rules
Rewriting the Rules
Newly discovered process alters protein assembly in human cells, changes immune response.
Reclaim the Bay
Reclaim the Bay
Calling all programmers, scientists, and "civic hackers" to create data-driven applications to aid Chesapeake Bay restoration.
Matchmaker to the World
Matchmaker
to the World
Computer Science alum Shayan Zadeh shares how online dating service Zoosk got started at UMD.
Up, Up and Away
Up, Up and Away
Data collection takes to the skies, giving us a never-before-seen view of our climate and atmosphere.
Featured Headlines
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UMD’s Ross Salawitch investigates how Earth’s atmosphere uses it’s own version of a chimney to regulate our environment.
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Computer science professor David Jacobs develops app for identifying birds.
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Entomology’s Dennis vanEngelsdorp interviewed about pesticides possibly connected to struggling bee colonies.
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Biology’s Karen Lips was interviewed about a new study that offers a sliver of hope for frogs.
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Process discovered by Jonathan Dinman may help rein in disease-fighting side effects.
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ESSIC's Scott Rudlosky tracks a lightning bolt that covered nearly 150 square miles.
