UMD Astronomers on Team Selected by NASA for Moon Exploration Mission

The team will study a previously unexplored region that may hold clues to how the moon and other similar celestial bodies formed over time.

Using Applied Math to De-Bias Hiring Algorithms

 

UMD students work across disciplines and majors on four-year research project.

Modeling Historical Biomass Could Be Key to Buffering Climate Change

UMD-led study maps the forests of the American Midwest to monitor carbon storage over millennia.

Esteemed NOAA Meteorologist Louis Uccellini Joins the University of Maryland Faculty

He will hold a joint appointment in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center.

CMNS Summer Reads: 2022

Take some time this summer to read the latest books from Science Terps.

UMD to Present Climate Finance and Risk Management Bootcamp

Experts to deliver virtual sessions targeting leaders across industries on June 23 and 30, 2022.

Sylvester James Gates, Jr. Returns to UMD Faculty as Clark Leadership Chair in Science

He will hold a joint appointment in the Department of Physics and School of Public Policy.

New Computer Simulation Cracks Mystery of Cancer Drug Resistance

UMD-led team uses machine learning to explain why a ‘miracle drug’ might not work in all cases

Quantum Computers Are Starting to Simulate the World of Subatomic Particles

In a new paper in PRX Quantum, Zohreh Davoudi, Norbert Linke and their colleagues have combined theory and experiment to push the boundaries of quantum simulations—testing the limits of both the ion-based quantum computer in Linke’s lab and proposals for simulating quantum fields. 

UMD Researchers Develop FANA Aptamers to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Infection

The novel nucleic acid-mimicking molecules can block the entry of SARS-CoV-2 virus into human airway cells.

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