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Sasha Philippov Awarded 2024 Packard Fellowship

The astrophysicist is the seventh University of Maryland faculty member to receive this highly competitive award.

October 15, 2024
Biology Professor Joshua Weitz Answers Questions About Pandemic Prevention

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything ahead of the release of his new book on the future of pandemics.

October 11, 2024
 New Study Eases Concerns Over Possible “Doomsday” Asteroid Swarm

UMD astronomer found fewer dangerously large space rocks in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood than previously estimated.

October 7, 2024
Scientists Uncover Auditory “Sixth Sense” in Geckos

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.

October 4, 2024
Two UMD Astronomy Space Probes Advance to Next Round of $1 Billion NASA Mission Selection

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.

October 3, 2024
Seamlessly Connecting Smart Tech to Our Everyday Lives

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. 

October 1, 2024
Ancient Sunken Seafloor Reveals Earth’s Deep Secrets

UMD geologists discover a mysterious subduction zone deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, reshaping our understanding of Earth’s interior.

September 27, 2024
Discovery of 3,775-Year-Old Preserved Log Supports ‘Wood Vaulting’ as a Climate Solution

A new UMD-led study found that burying wood in the right environmental conditions can stop its decomposition and help curb carbon dioxide emissions.

September 26, 2024
UMD Ranks Among the Nation’s Top 20 Undergraduate Computer Science Programs

The university also ranks No. 1 among non-online U.S. universities for conferring the most undergraduate degrees in computer and information science. 

September 24, 2024
Study: Wearable Sensors, Machine Learning System Could Pinpoint Parkinson’s

UMD researchers and their colleagues aim to develop a more accurate method for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease.

September 23, 2024
Alum Akshaya Anand's Heart Screening Startup Wins $1M Hult Prize

Korion Health beat 10,000 teams in the international social entrepreneurship competition.

September 20, 2024
Catching Cosmic Waves

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.

September 20, 2024