Research Impact

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When Snowflakes Fall, Are Self-Driving Cars on Slippery Ground?

March 03, 2026

UMD Research Changes Lives: Simulator Determines Precise Conditions That Cause Autonomous Vehicles to Skid, Spin Out

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Researcher Pursues Cure to Lung Disease That Steals Decades From Women’s Lives

February 23, 2026

UMD Research Changes Lives: Rare, Suffocating Disease Shares Characteristics With Cancer

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Struggling With Fibroids, UMD Researcher Seeks to Engineer a Treatment

February 03, 2026

UMD Research Changes Lives: Innovative Project Produces Lab-Grown Model of Understudied Uterine Tumors

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A ‘Key’ Step Toward Safer Surgeries Worldwide

December 03, 2025

UMD Research Changes Lives: Engineers Develop Durable, Reusable Laparoscope for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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Study Finds Dangerous Bacteria in Homes Plagued by Sewage Backups

November 21, 2025

UMD Research Changes Lives: Team Studying Connections Between Failing Infrastructure, Health Problems

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Study Reveals Even ‘Acceptable’ Air Pollution Levels Can Threaten Male Fertility

November 20, 2025

UMD Research Changes Lives: Environmental Scientist Helps Epidemiologists Expose Pollutants’ Wide-Ranging Threats

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New Advances in Bioprinting Promise More Natural Breast Reconstruction

November 14, 2025

UMD Research Changes Lives: 3D Printing Could Better Restore Anatomy, Bolster Self-Esteem After Mastectomy

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‘Soft Robotics’ Could One Day Steer Drugs Straight to a Tumor

October 22, 2025

UMD Research Changes Lives: 3D-Nanoprinted Microcatheters Will Offer Fewer Side Effects, More-Powerful Therapies

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Hidden in Dark Waters, Oysters Can Be Pinpointed With AI

October 07, 2025

UMD Research Changes Lives: Sonar Vision Technology Promises to Be Boon for Chesapeake Farmers

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For Survivors of Natural Disasters, Green Rebuilds Bring Silver Linings

September 19, 2025

UMD Research Changes Lives: Simulator Predicts Long-Term Damage, Energy Demand to Reveal Cost Savings

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Targeting the World’s Most Bloodthirsty Killer

September 16, 2025

UMD Research Changes Lives: Maryland Scientists, African Partners Target Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes With Modified Fungus

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In U.S., the Journey to School Can Be Uphill—Both Ways

September 02, 2025

UMD Research Changes Lives: Urban Planner Unpacks Growing Transportation Crisis in Public Education

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Making Tech Accessible—With Benefits for All

August 20, 2025

UMD Research Changes Lives: Improving Daily Technology, From Payment Kiosks to PDFs and Self-Driving Cars

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To Fight Wildfires, Look to Social Media, UMD Researcher Says

July 29, 2025

UMD Research Changes Lives: AI-Based Crowdsourcing, Analysis of Posts Can Aid Emergency Response

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A UMD-Cornell AI Project Could Make Non-Verbal Cues More Accessible to People With Visual Impairments

July 17, 2025

Wearable Device Would Boost Communication by Signaling Gestures, Glances, Nods to Users

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Scientists Develop ‘Mosquito STD’ to Combat Malaria

June 05, 2025

Deadly Fungus That Spreads During Insects’ Mating Also Boosts Effectiveness of Conventional Pesticides