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Fighting Human Disease at All Scales, from Multispecies to Submolecular

For many life scientists, staying ahead of the curve means engaging in an arms race against deadly diseases.

October 5, 2017
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Gravitational Wave Pioneers

University of Maryland physicists have played important roles in the search for gravitational waves since the 1950s.

October 2, 2017
International Competition Benchmarks Metagenomics Software

University of Maryland professor helped evaluate the ability of software to assemble, classify and analyze complex pools of bacterial DNA.

October 2, 2017
College Welcomes 15 New Faculty Members this Fall

Faculty joined six departments and three research institutes in the college.

September 29, 2017
Black Holes with Ravenous Appetites Define Type I Active Galaxies

New research suggests that the central black holes in Type I and Type II active galaxies consume matter at different rates, upending popular theory.

September 27, 2017
Gravitational Waves Detected a Fourth Time

University of Maryland physicists contribute to identification of fourth gravitational wave event using data from Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors.

September 27, 2017
UMD Hosted Neuroscience Workshop for Local High School Teachers

Workshop taught basic neuroscience concepts and demonstrated hands-on experiments for local high school teachers.

September 25, 2017
University of Maryland Researchers Identify Genes Linked to “Flesh-eating” Bacterial Infections

Collaboration between the University of Maryland, College Park, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, finds two genes involved in invasive, spreading infection underneath skin.

September 21, 2017
Meghan Murphy (B.S. ’15, Biological Sciences) Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to Botswana

Murphy will study the impact of drug and alcohol use on HIV treatment.

September 13, 2017
14 Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Eight were promoted to the rank of professor and six to associate professor with tenure.

September 7, 2017
66 Professional-Track Faculty Members Promoted in UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Promotions included 12 instructional faculty members and 54 research faculty members.

September 7, 2017
New UMD Hyperloop Pod Races Against Rivals this Weekend

Students compete in second SpaceX competition in Hawthorne, California.

August 25, 2017