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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.
Five College Faculty Members Named 2019 Highly Cited Researchers
Sankar Das Sarma, Christopher Monroe, Ian Spielman, Dennis vanEngelsdorp and Chunsheng Wang received the honor.
Distinguished University Professor Margaret A. Palmer argues that the environmental impacts of mountaintop removal cannot be mitigated by simply creating new streams.
New Artificial Intelligence System Automatically Evolves to Evade Internet Censorship
Researchers at the University of Maryland developed a new tool based on genetic evolution that automatically learned to evade censorship in China, India and Kazakhstan.
Study Reveals How Two Strains of One Bacterium Combine to Cause Flesh-eating Infection
An international team including University of Maryland scientists revealed how genetic variations in a single species of bacteria can amplify infection.
Who Goes Farthest? The World’s Longest Wild Animal Terrestrial Migrations And Movements
Global study confirms caribou as longest migrator and reveals even greater distances traveled by animals without regular migratory pattern.