UMD-led Study Reveals a ‘Fizzled’ Gamma-ray Burst

Astronomers detect shortest gamma-ray burst ever recorded from a collapsing star.

Astronomers detect shortest gamma-ray burst ever recorded from a collapsing star

- 26 July 2021
Surprises from Mars: Red Planet has Larger Core and Less Dense Crust than Expected

NASA InSight team, including UMD researchers, builds a new picture of Martian interior structure based on direct observations.

NASA InSight team, including UMD researchers, builds a new picture of Martian interior structure bas

- 23 July 2021
Bringing Data Together to Solve Problems

Mike Grove (B.S. '02) and Evren Sirin (M.S. '04, Ph.D. '06) are on a mission with their knowledge graph platform company Stardog.

In 2002, in two different laboratories in the same building at 8400 Baltimore Avenue, adjacent to the University of M

- 20 July 2021
Gut Microbiome Changes Long Before Celiac Disease Onset

Researchers find early, distinct changes determine which at-risk infants will develop the disease.

Researchers find early, distinct changes determine which at-risk infants will develop the disease

- 19 July 2021
Senior Lecturer Fawzi Emad Receives Provost's Excellence Award for Professional-Track Faculty

The award is a recognition of contributions in the areas of teaching, research or service.

You’ve likely heard the saying “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” This statement rings

- 15 July 2021
Five Computer Science Grads Turned Internships into Full-time Jobs

Students took advantage of on- and off-campus resources to advance their careers.

An internship can launch a career—at least that’s what several computer science majors who graduated from the Univers

- 15 July 2021
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Three Science Terps Awarded 2021 NOAA Hollings Scholarships

Rising juniors earned prestigious award to explore their interests in oceanic and atmospheric science.

Rising juniors earned prestigious award to explore their interests in oceanic and atmospheric science

- 14 July 2021
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Geology Ph.D. Student Plans to Use Competitive Defense Fellowship to Save Lives from Landmines

Heidi Myers has been awarded a three-year Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship.

On January 17, 1994, the Northridge earthquake struck Los Angeles, killing dozens, injuring thousands and causing $25

- 13 July 2021
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Daniel Gottesman Joins UMD as the First Brin Family Endowed Professor in Theoretical Computer Science

An expert in quantum information, he joins UMD from the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada.

Daniel Gottesman joined the University of Maryland's Department of Co

- 9 July 2021
Researchers Record Brain Waves to Measure ‘Cybersickness’

Better understanding of virtual reality-induced discomfort could broaden tech’s reach.

If a virtual world has ever left you feeling nauseous or disorientated, you’re familiar with cybersickness, and you’r

- 7 July 2021
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