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Comet’s Brush With Mars Offers Opportunity, Not Danger

Comet’s Brush With Mars Offers Opportunity, Not Danger

UMD astronomers study “fresh” comet’s first approach to the sun.

UMD-led Public Computational Biology Web Service Gains Popularity

UMD-led Public Computational Biology Web Service Gains Popularity

Over 38,000 personal computers power the grid used to predict the genetic relationships between biological samples.

Creating a Financial Cushion

Creating a Financial Cushion

Alumni Ruchi and Amit Mehta create an award to support international graduate students.

Matchmaker to the World

Matchmaker to the World

CS alum Shayan Zadeh co-founded Zoosk, the online dating company with the #1 dating app

Up, Up and Away

Up, Up and Away

CONTRAST team takes to the skies

Now You See It

Now You See It

Unexpected patterns and connections fuel data-driven discoveries

Racing the Clock to Help Young Patients with Old Hearts

Racing the Clock to Help Young Patients with Old Hearts

UMD study of premature aging may help explain effects of normal aging.

Lower Winter Losses, But Tough Times Linger For Honey Bees

Lower Winter Losses, But Tough Times Linger For Honey Bees

Beekeepers can help by treating all hives for a common pest, UMD survey leader Dennis vanEngelsdorp says

Meteorites Yield Clues to Red Planet’s Early Atmosphere

Meteorites Yield Clues to Red Planet’s Early Atmosphere

Data will help scientists read Curiosity samples for signs of life on Mars, UMD co-author James Farquhar says

Junior Fang Cao Selected for Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Junior Fang Cao Selected for Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Cao—who is double majoring in biological sciences and computer science, and is a member of the Integrated Life Sciences program in the Honors College—has extensive leadership and community service accomplishments. 

Foraging Bats Warn Others Away From Their Dinners

Foraging Bats Warn Others Away From Their Dinners

Male bats' "dibs" call discovered

Researchers See Kelvin Wave on Quantum “Tornado” for First Time

Researchers See Kelvin Wave on Quantum “Tornado” for First Time

UMD confirmation of "exotic quantum motion" may advance superconductivity