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June 21, 2023
The Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) at the University of Maryland is joining industry partners and a federal research lab to make state-of-the-art…

June 16, 2023
Hazel Analytics, a global leader in food safety technologies born out of University of Maryland research, was recently acquired by longtime partner and global…

June 13, 2023
Matt Swope ’03, who has been associated with Maryland baseball for more than two decades, was named head coach of the Terrapins by Damon Evans, Barry P.…

June 12, 2023
A team of University of Maryland computer science students advanced to the global finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) this fall…

June 08, 2023
Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice sent the following email to the university community today: Across Maryland, we are experiencing poor…

June 08, 2023
Scientists who detected the gamma-ray burst known as GRB 221009A last October dubbed it the BOAT: the brightest of all time. A paper published yesterday in the…

June 07, 2023
In a recent study in the journal Science, a team led by materials science and engineering Professor Ichiro Takeuchi and mechanical engineering professors…

June 07, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded three teams of UMD animal science researchers $650,000 each to help farmers improve production through…

June 07, 2023
UMD’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is launching an initiative to assess and address risks to government and industry due to extreme weather and climate…

May 24, 2023
As commencement ceremonies end, marking the end of the academic year, Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Carlo Colella alerts drivers of summer…

May 24, 2023
Regular walks strengthen connections in and between brain networks, according to new University of Maryland School of Public Health research, adding to growing…

May 18, 2023
Using infrared technology on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a University of Maryland-led team of astronomers for the first time has confirmed the presence…

May 12, 2023
The University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (MAPP) and the School of Public Health (SPH) announced today the awardees of their…

May 11, 2023
The University of Maryland College of Education has launched a program to support school leaders in their efforts to increase student achievement. Funded by a…

May 11, 2023
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by a University of Maryland-led team has opened the door to seeing how cells…

May 10, 2023
For more than a decade, astronomers have been trying to get a closer look at a planet known as GJ 1214b that orbits a star 40 light years from Earth, but a…