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UMD Chemist Pioneers Tool for Eavesdropping on Neurons

UMD Chemist Pioneers Tool for Eavesdropping on Neurons

Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a technological breakthrough in analytical neuroscience: the ability to profile the proteins inside of a single live neuron. 

 A VR View of ‘Black Broadway’

A VR View of ‘Black Broadway’

Students create a virtual tour to showcase decades of U Street culture.

UMD Astronomers Honored with American Astronomical Society High Energy Astrophysics Division Awards

UMD Astronomers Honored with American Astronomical Society High Energy Astrophysics Division Awards

Keith Arnaud and Brad Cenko received prizes for innovation and significant advances in the field.

Astronomers Trace Galaxy Flows Across 700 Million Light-Years

Astronomers Trace Galaxy Flows Across 700 Million Light-Years

UMD-led study traces the movement of 10,000 galaxies and clusters of galaxies for 11.5 billion years.

Video Games, Flight Search and an Octopus Named Inky

Video Games, Flight Search and an Octopus Named Inky

Dave Baggett’s eclectic adventures as a computer scientist and entrepreneur.

UMD Scientist Helps Certify Two New Megaflash Lightning Records

UMD Scientist Helps Certify Two New Megaflash Lightning Records

Daile Zhang serves on the World Meteorological Organization’s Committee on Weather and Climate Extremes.

Technique, Hard Work and Fearlessness

Technique, Hard Work and Fearlessness

Brin Postdoctoral Fellow Agnieszka Zelerowicz took a chance by leaving Poland, and it set her on a challenging new path.

Happy Birthday, Coach!

Happy Birthday, Coach!

Celebrating 80 years with Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and alum Jim Yorke, the “Father of Chaos.”

Sarah Eno and Leslie Pick Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sarah Eno and Leslie Pick Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

They were elected by their peers for “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, [which] are scientifically or socially distinguished.”

Tug-of-War Unlocks Menagerie of Quantum Phases of Matter

Tug-of-War Unlocks Menagerie of Quantum Phases of Matter

In a paper published recently in the journal Physical Review Letters, Maissam Barkeshli and two colleagues continued this tradition of exploring how materials respond to their environment. 

Ph.D. Student Appreciates Both the Abstract Beauty and Practical Application of Math

Ph.D. Student Appreciates Both the Abstract Beauty and Practical Application of Math

Musician Sheyda Peyman to release her debut album while conducting research for her doctoral dissertation.

Two Science Terps Named 2022 Churchill Scholars

Two Science Terps Named 2022 Churchill Scholars

Steven Jin and Naveen Raman will spend next year completing master’s degrees at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.