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Meet three alumni taking on autoimmune diseases, HIV and breast cancer.
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
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
University of Maryland physicists have played important roles in the search for gravitational waves since the 1950s.
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.
College Welcomes 15 New Faculty Members this Fall
Faculty joined six departments and three research institutes in the college.
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.
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.
UMD Hosted Neuroscience Workshop for Local High School Teachers
Workshop taught basic neuroscience concepts and demonstrated hands-on experiments for local high school teachers.
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.
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.
Eight were promoted to the rank of professor and six to associate professor with tenure.