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UMD paleontologist Thomas R. Holtz Jr. helped recreate the movements of a bird-sized raptor, shedding new light on the origin of flight.

UMD Biology Professor Joshua Weitz shares insights from the pandemic in a new book.

Researchers identified a protein that could improve the cardiovascular health of patients with progeria.

 

University of Maryland alums, students, faculty and staff met up at the world’s largest conference for women and nonbinary technologists.

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

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.

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

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.