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Will Foxx

Physicist Brings High Energy to UMD With Laser-Made Plasmas

10 Sep 25

wildfire near land

NSF Funding Fuels Wildland Fire AI Research at UMD

04 Sep 25

The Makani galaxy

UMD-Led Study Discovers Warm Space Dust in Distant Place

03 Sep 25

An image of the moon's Sinus Aestuum region

Unusual Deposits on Moon’s Near Side Suggest Possibility of ‘Unique Volcanic Process’

28 Aug 25

GRAD-MAP 2025 summer scholars Ridmi Madarasinghe, Alanis Alvarado and Joanna Chimalilo

GRAD-MAP Students, Mentors ‘Learn From Each Other’

20 Aug 25

lightning

Scientists Track Lightning “Pollution” in Real Time Using NASA Satellite

13 Aug 25

Qubit chip

Researchers Spy Finish Line in Race for Majorana Qubits

05 Aug 25

wearable mini robot running along track on person's arm

Embodied AI Can Close the Nonverbal Communication Gap for Blind Individuals

17 Jul 25

Permafrost thaw bogs in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

What Can Wetlands Tell Us About Methane Emissions?

08 Jul 25

Image of UMD students at graduation in caps and gowns

UMD Among Top 5 Doctorate Producers in 5 Critical Tech Areas

08 Jul 25

Phages, shown as small dots, are seen engulfed by alveolar macrophages

Study Advances Understanding of Immune System’s Crucial Role in Phage Therapy

02 Jul 25

Max Springer

Casting a Media Spotlight on Math

30 Jun 25

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