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New Model Explains the Moon’s Weird Orbit

New Model Explains the Moon’s Weird Orbit

Simulations suggest a dramatic history for the Earth-moon duo.

The Chirps Heard Round the World

The Chirps Heard Round the World

The long road to the detection of gravitational waves began at the University of Maryland.

Terp Family Dental Practice is All Smiles

Terp Family Dental Practice is All Smiles

Meet the mother-and-daughters trio of Terps at At St. Mary’s Dental.

Supporting Aspiring Humanitarians

Supporting Aspiring Humanitarians

UMD's Reed-Yorke Health Professions Advising Office helps students who want to pursue careers in medicine.

Aspiring Humanitarians

Aspiring Humanitarians

Meet four University of Maryland undergraduates who plan to pursue careers in medicine.

Portraits of Humanitarians

Portraits of Humanitarians

Meet six alumni physicians and dentists reaching out to people in need in their communities.

Energy and Curiosity Drive Professor

Energy and Curiosity Drive Professor

In the 1980s, Amy Mullin was told she’d never get a job in academia. Today she’s a professor, researcher and mentor.

Building Bridges

Building Bridges

UMD grad student strives to improve equity and diversity in astronomy and physics.

UMD Biologists First to Observe Direct Inheritance of Gene-Silencing RNA

UMD Biologists First to Observe Direct Inheritance of Gene-Silencing RNA

Discovery reveals a key mechanism of non-genetic inheritance.

National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center at UMD Receives $28.5M Renewal from the National Science Foundation

National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center at UMD Receives $28.5M Renewal from the National Science Foundation

Center focuses on finding solutions to complex environmental problems.

$2.1 Million from the State of Maryland will Match Private Donations for Two Endowed Chairs at UMD

$2.1 Million from the State of Maryland will Match Private Donations for Two Endowed Chairs at UMD

Maryland Department of Commerce initiative matches private donations for endowed chairs in the life sciences and computer science at UMD.

Gravitational Waves

Gravitational Waves

The long road to the detection of gravitational waves began at the University of Maryland and has wound through College Park ever since.