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New Molecule Shows Promise in HIV Vaccine Design

New Molecule Shows Promise in HIV Vaccine Design

Vaccine candidate spurs animals to produce antibodies against protective sugars of multiple HIV strains.

Spinning Comet Slows Down During Close Approach to Earth

Spinning Comet Slows Down During Close Approach to Earth

Astronomers observe the most drastic slowing of a comet's rate of spin ever measured.

Neutron Star Merger Directly Observed for the First Time

Neutron Star Merger Directly Observed for the First Time

University of Maryland researchers contribute to historic detection of gravitational waves and light created by event.

College Boasts Four NIH Life Science Training Grants

College Boasts Four NIH Life Science Training Grants

New Labs Catalyze Chemistry Learning

New Labs Catalyze Chemistry Learning

The Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center shines a welcome spotlight on chemistry.

A Career at the Interface

A Career at the Interface

Simon Levin, Ph.D. '64, mathematics, fuses science, society and policy.

An Augmented Experience

An Augmented Experience

Cameron Payton embraces computer science, music, service and activism.

Joe Redish: Walking the Walk of Physics Education

Joe Redish: Walking the Walk of Physics Education

Friends, family and colleagues celebrate Redish's 50 years in the Department of Physics.

Disease-fighting Alumni

Disease-fighting Alumni

Meet three alumni taking on autoimmune diseases, HIV and breast cancer.

A Tale of Two Bacteriology Alumnae

A Tale of Two Bacteriology Alumnae

Meet Bernice Bedrick, B.S. '38 and Janet Hartley, B.S. '49.

Fighting Human Disease at All Scales, from Multispecies to Submolecular

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.

Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Gravitational Wave Pioneers

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.