Algae Use Same Molecular Machinery as Land Plants to Respond to a Plant Hormone

Common genes remain intact after 450 million years of evolution.

Land-based plants—including the fruits and vegetables in your kitchen—produce and respond to hormones in order to sur

- 7 January 2015
College Researcher, Three Alumnae Named Fellows of the American Physical Society

Karen Byrum, Elizabeth Hays, Ana Maria Rey and Peter Yoon were elected APS fellows for their exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise.

A senior research scientist and three physics alumnae from the University of Maryland have been named 2014 fellows of

- 5 January 2015
Saving Energy with 'Personal HVAC Systems'

UMD Receives $5.5 million from ARPA-E for energy efficiency research projects, including one to develop a thermally responsive fabric.

Two research teams from the University of Maryland are launching new federally-funded research projects designed to c

- 4 January 2015
Study Explains Ancient Animal Fossilization

UMD geologist Alan Kaufman says study may shed light on the lifestyles of the most ancient animals, and of the chemistry of the oceans where they thrived.

The mountains of the Ningqiang area, in the southern Shaanxi province of

- 19 December 2014
Theory Details How ‘Hot’ Monomers Affect Thin-film Formation

UMD, Rice University model offers better control for creation of thin-film electronics .

Like a baseball player sliding into third, a hot monomer skids in a straight line along a cold surface unti

- 18 December 2014
Lockheed Martin's Ray O. Johnson to Speak at College's Winter Commencement

College commencement will be held on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014 at 6 p.m. in the Cole Student Activities Building.

Ray O.

- 15 December 2014
Physics' Ellen Williams Confirmed as Head of ARPA-E

President Obama nominated Ellen Williams to direct ARPA-E, which was launched in 2009 to advance high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early in development for private-sector investment.

Distinguished University Professor

- 11 December 2014
Astronomers Discover Unique Spiral Galaxy with Twin “Jets” and “Halo”

With the help of citizen scientists, a team that includes UMD astronomers has found an important new example of a very rare type of galaxy that may yield valuable insight on how galaxies developed in the early universe.

With the help of citizen scientists, a team that includes University of Maryland astronomers has found an important n

- 8 December 2014
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UMD Ranks Among World’s Best in Scientific Productivity

The Nature Index, a new ranking of the most productive scientific research institutions, rates the University of Maryland No. 15 among public U.S. universities.

The Nature Index, a new ranking from the journal Nature, rates the University of Maryland No.

- 3 December 2014
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Chemistry and Biochemistry's Lai-Xi Wang Named AAAS Fellow

Lai-Xi Wang, a leading carbohydrate chemist with expertise in glycoscience, enzymology and immunology, will join the faculty at UMD as professor of chemistry and biochemistry, starting January 2015.

Lai-Xi Wang, who will join the faculty at the University of Maryland as a professor of

- 25 November 2014
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