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UMD Department Chair Fights COVID-19—and Not Just in the Lab

Jonathan Dinman shares his coronavirus story.

June 17, 2020
Doron Levy Named Chair of UMD Department of Mathematics

Levy served as interim chair for the past year and has been on the faculty at UMD since 2007.

June 16, 2020
Hummingbirds See Colors Humans Can Only Imagine

New research shows hummingbirds distinguish colors that combine ultraviolet and visible light.

June 12, 2020
New ‘Sun Clock’ Reveals that Solar Activity Turns Off and On with Surprising Precision

Clock paints picture of a more orderly, predictable sun.

June 12, 2020
Difficult Decisions: Anna Grafov Navigates Unexpected Challenges Upon Graduation

Grafov received a Fulbright Scholarship and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, but had to turn one down because of the coronavirus pandemic.

June 12, 2020
UMD Computer Scientist Joins National Effort to Build a Secure Smart Home

Research focuses on strengthening trust around the household ‘Internet of Things.'

June 11, 2020
USDA Funds UMD Project to Sustain Agricultural Production in the Corn Belt with $10 Million

Researchers will develop an easy-to-use dashboard that identifies ways to increase land- and water-use efficiency in the face of environmental and biological stresses.

June 8, 2020
Teaming Up to Fight COVID-19

UMD cell biology and molecular genetics researchers join forces to develop new drugs for treating coronavirus.

June 8, 2020
Fulbright Scholar Edwin Zhang Will Take His Love of Sharing Knowledge International

Zhang will travel to Taiwan to teach English thanks to the prestigious scholarship program.

June 4, 2020
Scientists Detect Unexpected Widespread Structures Near Earth’s Core

University of Maryland researchers conduct first simultaneous analysis of hundreds of earthquakes to identify echoes from features deep inside Earth.

June 4, 2020
Sumant Nigam Named Chair of UMD’s Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Science

He has been a member of the department for more than three decades.

June 2, 2020
Gene Found that Causes Eyes to Wither in Cavefish

University of Maryland-led study identified the first gene responsible for eye loss in cavefish, revealing connection to a human vascular disease.

June 1, 2020