New Study Answers Key Public Health Question in Battle Against Malaria

David Harris—a Ph.D. student in the Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation program—developed the statistical methods used in this research.

New Mechanism of Epigenetic Inheritance Could Advance Study of Evolution and Disease Treatment

Results show that gene silencing can last for 25+ generations.

Customized Soap Bubbles Set to Transform Drug and Vaccine Delivery

UMD start-up SD Nanosciences has developed technology for creating targeted drug and vaccine delivery vehicles.

College Welcomes Five New Faculty Members this Spring

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences welcomes five new tenure/tenure-track faculty members to the University of Maryland this spring.

Dennis vanEngelsdorp's Passion for Honey Bees Captured in New Short Film

Entomology's vanEngelsdorp and his dedication to saving the honey bees are the subjects of a film premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.

Rosetta Data Give Closest-ever Look at a Comet

Special issue of Science reveals details about shape, evolution and lifespan of comet 67P-Churyumov/Gerasimenko.

Rice-sized Laser, Powered One Electron at a Time, Bodes Well for Quantum Computing

Jacob Taylor co-authored the paper published in Science about the device.

College Board of Visitors Member Sam Malhotra Named Secretary of Maryland Department of Human Resources

Malhotra, founder and CEO of Subsystem Technologies, will lead the state's primary social service provider.

Charge Instability Detected Across All Types of Copper-based Superconductors

Findings may help researchers synthesize materials that can superconduct at room temperature.

Robots Learn to Use Kitchen Tools by Watching YouTube Videos

Autonomous robots can learn and perform complex actions via observation.

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