News

Banner Campus Aerial

News

Filter by

New Study Answers Key Public Health Question in Battle Against Malaria

David Harris—a Ph.D. student in the Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation program—developed the statistical methods used in this research.

February 9, 2015
New Mechanism of Epigenetic Inheritance Could Advance Study of Evolution and Disease Treatment

Results show that gene silencing can last for 25+ generations.

February 2, 2015
Customized Soap Bubbles Set to Transform Drug and Vaccine Delivery

UMD start-up SD Nanosciences has developed technology for creating targeted drug and vaccine delivery vehicles.

January 28, 2015
College Welcomes Five New Faculty Members this Spring

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences welcomes five new tenure/tenure-track faculty members to the University of Maryland this spring.

January 27, 2015
Dennis vanEngelsdorp's Passion for Honey Bees Captured in New Short Film
Entomology's vanEngelsdorp and his dedication to saving the honey bees are the subjects of a film premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
January 27, 2015
Rosetta Data Give Closest-ever Look at a Comet

Special issue of Science reveals details about shape, evolution and lifespan of comet 67P-Churyumov/Gerasimenko.

January 21, 2015
Rice-sized Laser, Powered One Electron at a Time, Bodes Well for Quantum Computing
Jacob Taylor co-authored the paper published in Science about the device.
January 20, 2015
College Board of Visitors Member Sam Malhotra Named Secretary of Maryland Department of Human Resources

Malhotra, founder and CEO of Subsystem Technologies, will lead the state's primary social service provider.

January 17, 2015
Charge Instability Detected Across All Types of Copper-based Superconductors

Findings may help researchers synthesize materials that can superconduct at room temperature.

January 14, 2015
Robots Learn to Use Kitchen Tools by Watching YouTube Videos

Autonomous robots can learn and perform complex actions via observation.

January 12, 2015
Algae Use Same Molecular Machinery as Land Plants to Respond to a Plant Hormone

Common genes remain intact after 450 million years of evolution.

January 7, 2015