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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
UMD Awarded $2 Million from the Maryland Department of Commerce for New Brin Endowed Chair in Mathematics

The state funding will fully match a $2 million gift from Michael and Eugenia Brin.

September 18, 2024
Cracking Cryptography in the Classroom

UMD mathematics, computer science, and electrical and computer engineering majors can take a cryptography class to learn how modern communications and transactions are kept secure.

September 17, 2024
Physics Professor William Dorland Selected for APS Maxwell Prize

The James Clerk Maxwell Prize annually recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of plasma physics. The prize is named after a nineteenth-century Scottish physicist known for his work with electricity, magnetism, and light.

September 16, 2024