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Mosquitoes Lost an Essential Gene with No Ill Effects

UMD study suggests caution is needed for research that presumes closely related species use the same genes for similar functions .

September 3, 2020
Looking Back…And Paying it Forward

San Diego alumnus Ted Ball invests in UMD students’ futures and honors his parents’ memory.

August 26, 2020
Estate Gift to Mathematics Honors Herbert A. Hauptman (Ph.D. ’55, Mathematics)

A new endowed graduate fellowship program honors the 1985 Nobel Laureate.

August 25, 2020
Weathering the Storm

TV meteorologist Monique Robinson (B.A. '17, broadcast journalism; B.S. '18, atmospheric and oceanic science) was only on the job for two months as Hurricane Florence neared Wilmington, North Carolina.

August 25, 2020
Laying Down the Laws

Mathematics Professor Jacob Bedrossian isn't intimidated by the impossible. He has already tackled two major projects that mathematicians said couldn't be done.

August 25, 2020
Pavan Ravindra Solves Equations - and Rubik's Cubes

The biochemistry and computer science dual-degree student brings to the lab the same mental focus and hands-on problem-solving skills he uses to solve the Rubik's puzzle.

August 25, 2020
Antarctica Adventure

Physics Ph.D. student Liz Friedman searches for neutrinos at the bottom of the world.

August 25, 2020
How Plants Shut the Door on Infection

International team including University of Maryland researchers discovers key immune system protein in plants.

August 25, 2020
Quantum Computers Do the (Instantaneous) Twist

Researchers at JQI have discovered ways to implement robust, error-resistant gates using just a constant number of simple building blocks—achieving essentially the best reduction possible in a parameter called circuit depth. Their findings, which apply to quantum computers based on topological quantum error correcting codes, were reported in two papers published recently in the journals Physical Review Letters and Physical Review B, and expanded on in a third paper published earlier in the journal Quantum.

August 19, 2020
Todd Cooke Honored with 2020 Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award

As director of the Integrated Life Sciences honors program, Cooke pushed academically accomplished undergraduates to change the world.

August 13, 2020
Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Twelve tenured/tenure-track faculty members, seven instructional faculty members and 16 research faculty members were promoted.

August 10, 2020