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Zhanqing Li says you have to know where all the energy goes.
Predicting Droughts from Space
Kimberly Slinski can’t stop droughts from happening, but she can see them coming.
UMD’s Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center Awarded NASA Funding Renewal
The new five-year, $95 million cooperative agreement supports research, teaching and career training in Earth system science.
Newly Formed Craters Located on Mars by UMD Geologist and NASA InSight Team
Craters discovered by UMD geophysicist Nicholas Schmerr and his team hold interesting clues about the planet's atmosphere and interior, including how it formed and evolved over time.
NSF Awards UMD $1.6M for New Laser System
The 100 terawatt system will be the highest intensity laser on the east coast of the U.S.
UMD’s Computer Science Undergraduate Program Climbs Two Spots to No. 16 in U.S. News Rankings
The department also ranks in the Top 10 among the country’s public universities in four computer science specialties.
Delayed Intervention Makes Eliminating Monkeypox More Difficult
While monkeypox cases seem to be stabilizing, stronger and better-adapted variants may still evolve, according to new UMD research.
From Unexpected Opportunity to Gamechanging Discovery
Didier Depireux’s unpredictable path from a Ph.D. in physics to a ‘breakthrough’ medical startup.
Undergrads Take Community-building Solutions to the Next Level
92 students explored user experience design in Break Through Tech’s Summer Guild.
New Institute Created to Study Differences in Aging Between Male and Female Organisms
UMD biologist Gerald Wilkinson has been named a co-principal investigator of the IISAGE Biology Integration Institute.
Blessing the World With More Leons
Judy Herreid builds on a family tradition of supporting physics students in memory of her late husband Leon A. Herreid, a physicist and systems engineer at NASA Goddard.
Study Reveals New Clues About Land Plants’ Closest Algal Relative
UMD scientist contributes to analysis of an enigmatic species of algae, helping to bridge the evolutionary gap between land and marine organisms.