UMD researchers discover that geckos use a mechanism usually associated with balance to sense vibrations, leading to new insights about how animals hear and feel their surroundings.
Proposals from Christopher Reynolds for an X-ray mission and Alberto Bolatto and Jason Glenn for a far-infrared mission are closer to being realized.
Computer Science Ph.D. Candidate Nakul Garg was recognized for his innovative contributions to low-power sensing and perception systems, earning a 2024 Marconi Society Award and Cyber-Physical Systems Rising Star Award.
UMD geologists discover a mysterious subduction zone deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, reshaping our understanding of Earth’s interior.
A new UMD-led study found that burying wood in the right environmental conditions can stop its decomposition and help curb carbon dioxide emissions.
The university also ranks No. 1 among non-online U.S. universities for conferring the most undergraduate degrees in computer and information science.
UMD researchers and their colleagues aim to develop a more accurate method for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease.
Korion Health beat 10,000 teams in the international social entrepreneurship competition.
Physics Ph.D. student Max Trevor plays a key role in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) project, a global effort to detect and study gravitational waves in space.
The state funding will fully match a $2 million gift from Michael and Eugenia Brin.