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New NASA DART Data Prove Viability of Asteroid Deflection as Planetary Defense Strategy

Four studies co-authored by UMD astronomers offer new insight into how deflection missions can protect the planet from future Earth-bound asteroids and comets.

March 1, 2023
Fruit Flies, Ants and Algorithms

Saket Navlakha (Ph.D. ’10, computer science) finds his research inspiration at the intersection of biology and computer science

March 1, 2023
When Higgs Fly

How a research decision in college set Physics Assistant Professor Christopher Palmer on a collision course with the Higgs boson.
 

February 28, 2023
UMD Students Place Fourth in Putnam Mathematical Competition

Clarence Lam, Isaac Mammel and Daniel Yuan earned a No. 4 ranking for UMD among 456 institutions in one of the most prestigious mathematics contests for undergraduates in North America.

February 24, 2023
Taking the SMART Path

For sophomore physics major Isabelle Brooks, a Department of Defense scholarship sets the stage for her future

February 24, 2023
Finding the Confidence to Try New Things in Computing

Break Through Tech organized two career development programs for 111 undergrads in January.

February 22, 2023
UMD Geologist Megan Newcombe Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award

The award will support Newcombe’s efforts to develop a new tool for understanding the underlying causes of volcanic eruptions.

February 21, 2023
Abhinav Shrivastava Receives NSF CAREER Award to Advance Computers’ Understanding of Temporal Phenomena

He will develop innovative technologies so that computers can better understand temporal phenomena, the term used to describe observable changes over time.

February 17, 2023
From Physics to Pharma

For Sylvie Ryckebusch (B.S. ’87, physics; B.S. ’87, mathematics), a foundation in physics set the stage for success in pharma and biotech.

February 16, 2023
Sixteen CMNS Projects Receive Inaugural UMD Grand Challenges Grants

UMD invests $30 million to address climate change, human health and disease, artificial intelligence and more.

February 16, 2023
Two UMD Faculty Members Receive 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships

Astrophysicist Benedikt Diemer and computer scientist Xiaodi Wu were recognized for their unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.

February 15, 2023
UMD Physicists Hope to Strike Gold by Finding Dark Matter in an Old Mine

­The team is searching for exotic particles called WIMPs at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota.

February 8, 2023