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UMD Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Professor Anne Simon and her startup Silvec Biologics work to unravel the unsolved mystery of a lethal plant disease.

Najib El-Sayed is leading a team that is using powerful sequencing tools to combat the Leishmania parasite.

A UMD-led study offers new insight into the extraterrestrial origins of our lakes, rivers and oceans.

The DAWN tools will enable producers and specialists to improve water use and nutrient management in agricultural operations.

A new University of Maryland and NASA study confirms that major droughts and pluvials – periods of excessive precipitation and water storage on land – have indeed been occurring more often.

UMD geologists studying the Bakken Shale Formation discovered a critical kill mechanism behind a series of extinctions some 350 million years ago. 

UMD Society of Physics Students president Delina Levine talks about the three passions in her life—astronomy, music and physics—and how they influence her efforts in research and leadership.

Four studies co-authored by UMD astronomers offer new insight into how deflection missions can protect the planet from future Earth-bound asteroids and comets.

Saket Navlakha (Ph.D. ’10, computer science) finds his research inspiration at the intersection of biology and computer science

How a research decision in college set Physics Assistant Professor Christopher Palmer on a collision course with the Higgs boson.
 

Clarence Lam, Isaac Mammel and Daniel Yuan earned a No. 4 ranking for UMD among 456 institutions in one of the most prestigious mathematics contests for undergraduates in North America.

For sophomore physics major Isabelle Brooks, a Department of Defense scholarship sets the stage for her future