UMD astronomer found fewer dangerously large space rocks in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood than previously estimated.
UMD astronomer found fewer dangerously large space rocks in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood than previously estimated.
UMD researchers discover that geckos use a mechanism usually associated with balance to sense vibrations, leading to new insights about how animals hear and feel their surroundings.
Proposals from Christopher Reynolds for an X-ray mission and Alberto Bolatto and Jason Glenn for a far-infrared mission are closer to being realized.
Computer Science Ph.D. Candidate Nakul Garg was recognized for his innovative contributions to low-power sensing and perception systems, earning a 2024 Marconi Society Award and Cyber-Physical Systems Rising Star Award.
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.
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.