In the News

• Astronomy's Matthew Nixon in CNN: A surprising study found hints of biological activity on a distant planet. Now, scientists say there’s more to the story
• Entomology's Raymond St. Leger in WTOP: Fungus modified with spider, scorpion venom may be key to stopping disease-spreading mosquitoes
• Geology's Sujay Kaushal in The Washington Post: A salt crisis is looming for U.S. rivers
• Entomology's Anahí Espíndola in TIME: What Climate Change Means for Summertime Bugs
• Computer Science's Soheil Feizi in The New York Times: A New Headache for Honest Students: Proving They Didn’t Use A.I.
• Chemistry and Biochemistry's Pratyush Tiwary in The Atlantic: AI Executives Promise Cancer Cures. Here's the Reality.
• Atmospheric and Oceanic Science's Ning Zeng in The Baltimore Banner: An original Maryland climate hawk watches warming's toll on his block
• Entomology's Mike Raupp on WBAL-TV 11: University of Maryland entomologist: DMV likely won't see many cicadas this summer
• Astronomy's Matthew Nixon in The New York Times: Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
• Atmospheric and Oceanic Science's Russ Dickerson on WUSA9: Start of 'air quality alert' season brings a reminder of health risks
• Computer Science's Tom Goldstein in Quanta Magazine: To Make Language Models Work Better, Researchers Sidestep Language
• Physics' Jim Gates in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education: Pioneering Theoretical Physicist Bridges Mathematical Worlds

Decoding Disease, Targeting Threats
(Fall 2023)

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• Canceling Cancer With T Cells
• Training the Brain
• Mapping Molecules in the Brain
• Alums Fighting Human Diseases