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Scientists Identify New Microbes Associated with Severe Diarrhea

Mihai Pop identifies microorganisms that may trigger or protect against diarrheal disease.

In a finding that may one day help control a major cause of death among children in developing countries, a tea

- 27 June 2014
Comet’s Brush With Mars Offers Opportunity, Not Danger

UMD astronomers study “fresh” comet’s first approach to the sun.

- 18 June 2014
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Creating a Financial Cushion

Alumni Ruchi and Amit Mehta create an award to support international graduate students.

When Ruchi Mehta, Ph.D.

- 5 June 2014
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Racing the Clock to Help Young Patients with Old Hearts

UMD study of premature aging may help explain effects of normal aging.

Children with progeria, a rare disorder that causes premature aging, die

- 14 May 2014
Lower Winter Losses, But Tough Times Linger For Honey Bees

Beekeepers can help by treating all hives for a common pest, UMD survey leader Dennis vanEngelsdorp says

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- 9 May 2014
Meteorites Yield Clues to Red Planet’s Early Atmosphere

Data will help scientists read Curiosity samples for signs of life on Mars, UMD co-author James Farquhar says

Geologists who analyzed 40 meteorites that fell to Earth from Mars unlocked secrets of the Martian atmosphere hidden

- 16 April 2014
Junior Fang Cao Selected for Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Cao—who is double majoring in biological sciences and computer science, and is a member of the Integrated Life Sciences program in the Honors College—has extensive leadership and community service accomplishments. 

University of Maryland Junior Fang Cao has been awarded a Truman Scholarship, the nation’s most selective and prestig

- 16 April 2014
Foraging Bats Warn Others Away From Their Dinners

Male bats' "dibs" call discovered

Look into the spring sky at dusk and you may see flitting groups of b

- 26 March 2014
Researchers See Kelvin Wave on Quantum “Tornado” for First Time

UMD confirmation of "exotic quantum motion" may advance superconductivity

Draining the water from a bathtub causes a spinning tornado to appear.

- 24 March 2014
Salamanders Shrinking as Their Mountain Havens Heat Up

Smaller Body Size Is One of the Fastest Environmental Changes Ever Seen, UMD-led Research Team Says

Smaller Body Size Is One of the Fastest Environmental Changes Ever Seen, U

- 17 March 2014
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