Developing Cells Reach Out for Instructions

UMD-led research suggests that cells in developing fruit fly air sacs extend armlike projections to physically grab signaling proteins.

Mass Spectrometry Sheds New Light on Thallium Poisoning Cold Case

UMD geologist Richard Ash developed a mass spectrometry standardization method for generating a timeline of thallium poisoning by analyzing the victim’s hair.

Unpredictable Food Sources Drive Some Bats to Cooperatively Search for Food

Using miniature sensors strapped to bats, researchers tracked the animals’ locations and calls to determine whether they searched for food alone or with others.

Now is Your Chance to See a Comet!

Have you ever wanted to see a comet with your own eyes?

Four Seniors in College Honored as 2018 Merrill Presidential Scholars

Danielle Arons, Deirdre Dolan, Somachukwu Umeozulu and Cosette Zacarias honored as four of the university’s most successful seniors.

New Machine Learning Method Predicts Additions to Global List of Threatened Plant Species

Researchers created and trained a machine learning algorithm to assign risk probabilities to 150,000 plant species worldwide.

Four New Gravitational Wave Events Detected from Black Hole Mergers

UMD physicists contribute to identification of events that now total 10 black hole mergers and one neutron star merger.

Saltier Waterways are Creating Dangerous “Chemical Cocktails”

New UMD-led research highlights the need for better regulation and pollution management strategies.

Mihai Pop Named Director of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

Pop is noted for his computational biology research and his advocacy for greater equality in academia.

Eight College Faculty Members Named 2018 Highly Cited Researchers

Sankar Das Sarma, Daniel Gruner, Mihai Pop, Ian Spielman, Nathan Swenson, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Chunsheng Wang and Ning Zeng received the honor.

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