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2019 Summer Science Camps at UMD for K-12 Students

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences offers summer camps in entomology, physics, computer science, biomedical science and more.

January 9, 2019
UMD Files Patents on Compounds to Treat and Prevent Gonorrhea

Wenxia Song and her collaborators identified two molecules that inhibit gonorrhea infection in a laboratory tissue model.

January 7, 2019
Meet Science Terp Laila Abujuma: Nourishing the Campus and Beyond

A Banneker/Key Scholar and member of the Integrated Life Sciences program in the Honors College, Abujama hopes to study medicine after graduation.

January 3, 2019
Ellen D. Williams and Dylan Taylor to Speak at College’s December 2018 Commencement Ceremony

Williams is a Distinguished University Professor at UMD and Taylor will graduate with a bachelor's degree in biological sciences.

December 19, 2018
Developing Cells Reach Out for Instructions

UMD-led research suggests that cells in developing fruit fly air sacs extend armlike projections to physically grab signaling proteins.

December 18, 2018
Mass Spectrometry Sheds New Light on Thallium Poisoning Cold Case

UMD geologist Richard Ash developed a mass spectrometry standardization method for generating a timeline of thallium poisoning by analyzing the victim’s hair.

December 13, 2018
Unpredictable Food Sources Drive Some Bats to Cooperatively Search for Food

Using miniature sensors strapped to bats, researchers tracked the animals’ locations and calls to determine whether they searched for food alone or with others.

December 13, 2018
Now is Your Chance to See a Comet!

Have you ever wanted to see a comet with your own eyes?

December 11, 2018
Four Seniors in College Honored as 2018 Merrill Presidential Scholars

Danielle Arons, Deirdre Dolan, Somachukwu Umeozulu and Cosette Zacarias honored as four of the university’s most successful seniors.

December 6, 2018
New Machine Learning Method Predicts Additions to Global List of Threatened Plant Species

Researchers created and trained a machine learning algorithm to assign risk probabilities to 150,000 plant species worldwide.

December 3, 2018
Four New Gravitational Wave Events Detected from Black Hole Mergers

UMD physicists contribute to identification of events that now total 10 black hole mergers and one neutron star merger.

December 3, 2018
Saltier Waterways are Creating Dangerous “Chemical Cocktails”

New UMD-led research highlights the need for better regulation and pollution management strategies.

December 3, 2018