Research
Understanding "Ghost Forests" and Abandoned Farms
$725K NSF Grant to Support Research on Eastern Shore Saltwater Intrusion
How COVID Complicates a Historic Hurricane Season
As Sally Aims for Gulf Coast, Expert Urges Broader Thinking About Disaster Resilience, and Believing the Science
Vectors of Misinformation
Amid Pandemic’s Confusion, Research Finds Tweets from Both Pro- and Anti-Vaccine Accounts Can Mislead—Although Not Equally
UMD-Post Poll: Americans Prefer Not to Pack Polls on Election Day
Strong Support Found for Voting Early and by Mail
Social Data Science Center Launches With Support From Facebook
Initial Projects Include Survey Tools to Track, Predict COVID-19 Hot Spots
How Your Laptop Could Look Beneath Your Skin
To Improve Telemedicine, UMD Researchers Exploit Ability of Video Cameras to See What Our Eyes Can’t
Research: COVID-19 Challenges Shouldn’t Keep College Students From Casting Ballots
UMD Announces Xfinity Center as Polling Location
Op/ed: Corporate America's 'Black Lives Matter' Banners on Social Media Aren't Enough
Companies Must Transform Leadership Teams for Racial Justice, Researchers Say
UMD Critical Issues Poll Finds Partisans Unswayed by Conventions, but Independents Shift Slightly to Biden
Results Also Show Most Americans Have Favorable View of BLM Movement
Digging Into Gardening Trends
Researcher Launches Survey to Examine Links With Mental Health Amid Pandemic
Heaviest Black Hole Merger Spotted
UMD Scientists on Team That Made Three Recent Gravitational Wave Discoveries
Sci-Fi Social Distancing?
Researchers Tackle Complexities of Autonomous Robots as a Coronavirus Solution
Visualizing Vehicle Safety
Student Project Helps Prince George’s County Map Out Traffic, Pedestrian Trouble Spots
Program to Prepare Future Research Leaders to Take the Next Big Step
Division of Research Accepting Nominations for 10-Month Program
Why the New Normal Sort of Feels … Normal
Psychological Recovery Happens Even During a Crisis, Research Finds
The Changing Faces of the Movement for Justice
Researchers to Start Study at Friday’s March on Washington
Tracking How Natural Disasters Become Pollution Disasters
Researchers Work to Understand Risk to Vulnerable Communities, Build Resilience
Op/ed: Big Ten Made Right Call on Fall Sports
Decision Protected Student-Athlete Safety, Public Health Dean Says
How Rabies Virus Could Be Key to Fighting Lyme Disease
$3.5M NIH Grant Funds UMD-led Study to Find Vaccine for Widespread Tick-borne Illness
The Significance of ‘The Most Insignificant Office’
With Biden’s Pick of Harris, UMD Expert Traces the Growing Role and Influence of Vice Presidents
Op/Ed: Minority COVID Rates Not Tied to Lack of Precautions
Black and Hispanic Americans More Likely to Try to Protect Themselves, UMD Professor Finds
Clock’s Ticking Until TikTok Ban, But Does It Make Sense?
Social Media Researcher Says Security Issues Broader Than 2 Apps
35-year Study Shows Trend Toward Fewer, Larger Farms
Family Operations Still Greatly Outnumber Corporate Ones, Research Finds
The Power of Been There, Done That
$550K Grant Supports Peer-based Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Underserved Communities
Gen Z, Gender, Politics and a Pandemic
Research Reveals How Gender, Partisanship Influence Young Americans’ Attitudes on COVID-19
Striking Up an Innovative Idea
Researchers’ Revamped Electronic Home Plate Adds Automation, Accuracy to Game
Understanding Quantum Speed Limits
Research to Determine How Fast Quantum Information Moves Could Aid Development of Quantum Computers
Pandemic Paradox
Despite Preparing for Decades, U.S. Response Merits a C-minus ‘at Best,’ Public Health Dean Says
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