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Four Faculty Members in UMD's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Named 2020 AAAS Fellows

Four Faculty Members in UMD's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Named 2020 AAAS Fellows

The national honor recognizes their distinguished efforts to advance science.

UMD Senior Veeraj Shah Named a 2021 Rhodes Scholarship Finalist

UMD Senior Veeraj Shah Named a 2021 Rhodes Scholarship Finalist

Shah was also a finalist for the Marshall and Truman Scholarships. He is pursuing dual degrees in biological sciences and individual studies.

Could Your Vacuum be Listening to You?

Could Your Vacuum be Listening to You?

Researchers hacked the navigation system on a robotic vacuum cleaner to record speech and music remotely, revealing vulnerability of household devices to privacy breaches.

Alumnus Jonathan Mevs Reflects on First Year of Teaching High School

Alumnus Jonathan Mevs Reflects on First Year of Teaching High School

Global-scale Animal Ecology Reveals Behavioral Changes in Response to Climate Change

Global-scale Animal Ecology Reveals Behavioral Changes in Response to Climate Change

International collaboration including the University of Maryland uses Arctic-wide data archive of animal movement to ask big-picture questions about effects of a changing world.

UMB’s David Weber Appointed Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UMCP and Interim Co-director of IBBR

UMB’s David Weber Appointed Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UMCP and Interim Co-director of IBBR

His appointment will strengthen collaboration and grow cryo-EM capabilities.

In Memoriam: UMD Alumnus Milford “Mickey” Foxwell, Longtime University of Maryland School of Medicine Admissions Leader

In Memoriam: UMD Alumnus Milford “Mickey” Foxwell, Longtime University of Maryland School of Medicine Admissions Leader

He was the “face of the school” for thousands of students.

University of Maryland Astronomers Find X-rays Lingering Years After Landmark Neutron Star Collision

University of Maryland Astronomers Find X-rays Lingering Years After Landmark Neutron Star Collision

New, most complete start-to-finish view of neutron star merger rewrites the way scientists understand these events.

Mind and Space Bending Physics on a Convenient Chip

Mind and Space Bending Physics on a Convenient Chip

Researchers from JQI, UMD Department of Physics, NIST and QuICS are collaborating to understand quantum simulations of hyperbolic space.

University of Maryland Astronomers Find X-rays Lingering Years After Landmark Neutron Star Collision

University of Maryland Astronomers Find X-rays Lingering Years After Landmark Neutron Star Collision

New, most complete start-to-finish view of neutron star merger rewrites the way scientists understand these events.

UMD Researchers Develop Tools to Sharpen 3D View of Large RNA Molecules

UMD Researchers Develop Tools to Sharpen 3D View of Large RNA Molecules

New technique breaks through a technology roadblock that limited RNA imaging for 50 years.

UMD Biologist Awarded $1.5 Million to Develop Brain Mapping Techniques

UMD Biologist Awarded $1.5 Million to Develop Brain Mapping Techniques

NIH’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program will fund a project that could transform efforts to understand how neurons are wired.