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UMD geologists discover a mysterious subduction zone deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, reshaping our understanding of Earth’s interior.

A new UMD-led study found that burying wood in the right environmental conditions can stop its decomposition and help curb carbon dioxide emissions.

The university also ranks No. 1 among non-online U.S. universities for conferring the most undergraduate degrees in computer and information science. 

UMD researchers and their colleagues aim to develop a more accurate method for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease.

Korion Health beat 10,000 teams in the international social entrepreneurship competition.

Physics Ph.D. student Max Trevor plays a key role in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) project, a global effort to detect and study gravitational waves in space.

The state funding will fully match a $2 million gift from Michael and Eugenia Brin.

UMD mathematics, computer science, and electrical and computer engineering majors can take a cryptography class to learn how modern communications and transactions are kept secure.

The James Clerk Maxwell Prize annually recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of plasma physics. The prize is named after a nineteenth-century Scottish physicist known for his work with electricity, magnetism, and light.

Liao sought University Career Center support for internship applications and interviews and landed a Capital One internship. 

Researchers are using Parker Solar Probe data to demystify the glowing ball of gas at the center of our solar system.

Biological sciences Ph.D. candidate Shauna Rasband investigates how a group of birds called passerines “won” at evolution.