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New Study Charts Paths to End Cervical Cancer

New Study Charts Paths to End Cervical Cancer

UMD mathematicians identified vaccination strategies that could completely eliminate HPV-related cancers. 

Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Janice Reutt-Robey Retires

Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Janice Reutt-Robey Retires

After 37 years at UMD, she reflects on decades of department growth, research innovation and mentorship.

UMD Senior Dhruvak Mirani Awarded Prestigious Marshall Scholarship

UMD Senior Dhruvak Mirani Awarded Prestigious Marshall Scholarship

The dual-degree student in computer science and international relations plans to pursue master’s degrees in global security and cybersecurity.

Meet UMD Entomology Graduate Student Jenan El-Hifnawi

Meet UMD Entomology Graduate Student Jenan El-Hifnawi

Jenan El-Hifnawi (B.S. ’22, biological sciences) is a master’s student in the University of Maryland’s Department of Entomology. 

Study: Future AI Needs Stronger Safeguards

Study: Future AI Needs Stronger Safeguards

UMD computer scientists warn of a collapse of critical infrastructures like biosecurity and cybersecurity unless developers get ahead of the issue

Chemical Traces of 2023 Canadian Wildfires Detected in Maryland Months After Smoke Subsided

Chemical Traces of 2023 Canadian Wildfires Detected in Maryland Months After Smoke Subsided

A new University of Maryland study of campus air samples revealed that chemical compounds from Canada’s historic 2023 fires lingered in the air, forming an ‘atmospheric soup.’

Improving Wildfire Tracking with Satellite Detection

Improving Wildfire Tracking with Satellite Detection

UMD researchers discovered a new method to extract significantly more information from existing satellite-based fire detection systems. 

Building Better Tools for Brain Chemistry

Building Better Tools for Brain Chemistry

UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Associate Professor Ling Hao is on a quest to decode the molecular changes that cause neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

‘Free-Range’ Dinosaur Parenting May Have Created Surprisingly Diverse Ancient Ecosystems

‘Free-Range’ Dinosaur Parenting May Have Created Surprisingly Diverse Ancient Ecosystems

New University of Maryland research suggests that dinosaur parenting strategy fundamentally reshaped the Mesozoic world, with “latchkey kid dinosaurs” filling ecological niches their parents did not.  

Sylvester James Gates Jr. Receives 2025 Barry Prize, Named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and African Academy of Sciences

Sylvester James Gates Jr. Receives 2025 Barry Prize, Named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and African Academy of Sciences

The Barry Prize honors scholars who have “made outstanding contributions to humanity’s knowledge, appreciation, and cultivation of the good, the true, and the beautiful.”

UMD Astrobiologist on Team Selected by NASA to Investigate Ocean Worlds and Their Organic Carbon Cycles

UMD Astrobiologist on Team Selected by NASA to Investigate Ocean Worlds and Their Organic Carbon Cycles

The researchers will investigate how to accurately measure organic compounds of ocean worlds from space and determine whether they are indicators of life or habitability.

New Molecules Capture, Contain and Clear Neuromuscular Blocking Agents

New Molecules Capture, Contain and Clear Neuromuscular Blocking Agents

UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Lyle Isaacs and his team developed “molecular containers” that can trap anesthetic drugs and flush them from the body, speeding up patient recovery and improving hospital efficiency.