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Chris Carroll

Chris Carroll came to the University of Maryland in 2015 to write mostly about science, and a little about everything else. In nearly 20 years as a journalist, he was a staff writer at Stars and Stripes, National Geographic Magazine, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and others. The University of Missouri School of Journalism graduate has reported from about 30 countries, but only 16 or 17 U.S. states.


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Glowing ‘Gem of the University’

Maryland’s Little-Known Nuclear Reactor Observes a Half-Century of Fission

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16,648 Reasons to Live

UMD Researchers Used Machine Learning to Break Down How People Found Strength to Resist Suicide

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Your Favorite Prof—Backed by a Bot?

UMD Faculty Begin Turning to AI Aid in the Classroom

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Charging Up That Hill

UMD Researchers Are Powering Up EV Batteries to Save the Planet

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UMD, Baltimore Brewery Serve Up New Terp-Themed Beer

Partnership With Union Craft, Co-founded by Alum, to Include Academic Opportunities

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UMD, State Combine to Get ‘Marylanders Online’

$6M Program Provides Digital Access, Literacy From Baltimore to Rural Areas

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Historian Drafts Supreme Court Brief Contesting Trump’s Immunity Claims

U.S. Founders’ Writings Show Presidents Have Been Subject to Law Throughout U.S. History, Researchers Argue

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Double Cicada Mania Approaches—But Seeing Them Calls for a Road Trip

‘Bug Guy’ Explains ‘Bizarre’ Survival Strategy, Next Local Emergence

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Avian Flu’s Recent Spread ‘Changes the Rules of the Game’

After Human Case Confirmed, UMD Expert Warns: Mammal-to-Mammal Infection Require More Safeguards

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Public Health Researcher Joins New Push for Abortion Study Retractions

International Group Cites Flawed Findings in Journal Articles Used as Evidence to Overturn Roe, Ban Abortion Drugs

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No End in Sight for House Speaker Vacancy, UMD Congressional Expert Says

Professor, Author: Republican Infighting Exposes Party Divisions, Snarls Effort to Resume Governing

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Lessons in Flavoring

Food Scientist Melds Chemistry, Culinary Passion at McCormick

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