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Ask an Advisor: Your Questions, Answered

Ask an Advisor: Your Questions, Answered

Wendy Loughlin, assistant dean and director of the Health Professions Advising Office at the University of Maryland, sat down with the Association of American Medical Colleges to answer questions collected from applicants at events throughout the year.

$3.25M from the State of Maryland Matches $4M Gift for Two Eugenia Brin Endowed Chairs

$3.25M from the State of Maryland Matches $4M Gift for Two Eugenia Brin Endowed Chairs

The new endowed chairs at UMD will conduct research in Parkinson's disease and data assimilation.

$8.16M Gift Honors Longtime Supporter of UMD Science and Arts

$8.16M Gift Honors Longtime Supporter of UMD Science and Arts

The Brin family’s commitment was matched by a $3.25M award from the state for 2 endowed chairs.

Scientists Discover an Antidote to Lethal Snake Bites that Comes Straight from the Source

Scientists Discover an Antidote to Lethal Snake Bites that Comes Straight from the Source

A new UMD-led study provides a blueprint for the next generation of antivenoms—using snakes’ natural molecular defenses against their own deadly venom.

First-Ever ‘Wandering’ Black Hole Spotted at the Edge of a Galaxy

First-Ever ‘Wandering’ Black Hole Spotted at the Edge of a Galaxy

Normally invisible as it whizzes around outer space, this supermassive black hole revealed itself to UMD astronomers by shimmering as it swallowed a star.

Tiny Ocean Fronts Reshape the Air Above Them, UMD Study Finds

Tiny Ocean Fronts Reshape the Air Above Them, UMD Study Finds

Sharp, fleeting temperature boundaries on the ocean’s surface transform the atmosphere in ways not yet captured by climate and weather models.

Seven Science Terps Received CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Awards

Seven Science Terps Received CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Awards

The awards enable the students to conduct research and present at scientific conferences over the summer.

‘Clumped’ Methane Reveals Human Climate Impact—and Potentially Future Climate Progress

‘Clumped’ Methane Reveals Human Climate Impact—and Potentially Future Climate Progress

UMD researchers reconstructed the first-ever timeline of a rare form of methane, exploring whether it could be used to assess future climate progress. 

UMD Astronomer Awarded $2.5M Moore Foundation Award to Transform How Telescopes See the Universe

UMD Astronomer Awarded $2.5M Moore Foundation Award to Transform How Telescopes See the Universe

Sylvain Veilleux and his collaborators will equip a ground-based telescope with the observing power of space telescopes for the first time.

UMD Scientist Awarded NIH Grant to Advance Research on Rare Form of Muscular Dystrophy

UMD Scientist Awarded NIH Grant to Advance Research on Rare Form of Muscular Dystrophy

Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Professor Kan Cao’s newly funded research builds on her progeria research to tackle another devastating pediatric disease. 

 Scientists Find Hidden Individuality in Viral Infections

Scientists Find Hidden Individuality in Viral Infections

A new study reveals that viruses exhibit substantial differences in how they shape the fate of host cells, with implications for ecology, evolution and biotechnology.

Steering Evolution to Prevent Disease

Steering Evolution to Prevent Disease

Biology Assistant Professor Jeff Maltas combines math and lab work to study how drug resistance evolves in cancer and pathogens.