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Dung Beetles and Butterflies Highlight the Consequences of Amazon Rainforest Fires
Rafael Andrade spoke at the Dec. 2019 Science on Tap lecture about how forest fires cause local extinction of specialized species.
Caribou Migration Linked to Climate Cycles and Insect Pests
In the largest-ever caribou study a University of Maryland-led team disputes long-held assumptions about migration timing and suggests warming summers may negatively affect calving.
Researchers Develop First Mathematical Proof for a Key Law of Turbulence in Fluid Mechanics
UMD mathematicians provide a mathematical explanation for a previously uncertain law of physics, revealing when the law applies and when it doesn’t.
Sunny Outlook for New Broadcast Meteorology Class
TV’s Somara Theodore opens window into translating science for viewers.
Justinianic Plague: Not a Landmark Pandemic?
Cathryn “Cat” Posey and Maya Silver-Isenstadt to Speak at College’s December Commencement Ceremony
Posey is a senior tech director in the Center for Machine Learning at Capital One and Silver-Isenstadt is graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and a University Honors citation.
New Report Recommends a Path for the Future of Maryland’s Clean Energy Economy
Comprehensive report on the future of clean energy innovation in Maryland delivered to Governor Hogan.
UMD Astronomers Catch a Natural Comet Outburst in Unprecedented Detail
Data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) reveal start-to-finish sequence of an outburst from comet 46P/Wirtanen.
A Week in the Dark Rewires Brain Cell Networks and Changes Hearing in Mice
University of Maryland researchers showed sight deprivation changes how groups of neurons work together and alters their sensitivity to different frequencies.
Ellen D. Williams Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
UMD physicist recognized for her scientific contributions to nanotechnology as well as her leadership on technical issues in national security and policy.
Two Science Terps Among 2020 Rhodes Scholarship Finalists
Biological sciences major Maïgane Diop and Nipun Kottage (B.S. ’19, biochemistry; B.S. ’19, anthropology) were among the finalists for the world’s most prestigious award for international study.
Three Seniors in College Honored as 2019 Merrill Presidential Scholars
Manuella Djomaleu, Jillian Kunze and Nicholas Poniatowski honored as three of the university’s most successful seniors.