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October 28, 2026
The mission to search for massive cosmic explosions, faint galaxies was confirmed for launch by January 2031.
October 27, 2026
A real-time brain wave study could help virtual and augmented reality designers head off physical discomfort the tech can cause.
October 27, 2026
$7.5M award funds 6 universities’ exploration of new ways to accelerate particles, generate radiation and guide light through air.
October 20, 2026
$7.5M project unites modern and traditional AI approaches to boost logical reasoning under uncertain conditions.
October 15, 2026
Initiative’s AI approach could turn invasive eye injections into simple eye drops.
October 08, 2026
Over decades, the researchers helped build and operate the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
October 06, 2026
Projects aim to improve outcomes for heart-failure patients and create better method to evaluate AI-enabled medical imaging systems.
September 29, 2026
UMD mathematicians predict the dramatic impact of a proposal to repeal Florida’s measles vaccine mandate.
September 25, 2026
As a big storm slams into the Northeast, a UMD lightning researcher and former National Weather Service forecaster provides tips what to watch for and how to stay safe.
September 23, 2026
New game asks players to ponder the teeming communities inside and all around us.
September 22, 2026
As the scimitar-horned oryx returns from the brink of extinction, UMD scientists are studying whether it retains its wild instincts.
September 21, 2026
From Einstein’s manuscript to a size-shifting superhero, mementos range from the scientific to whimsical.
September 04, 2026
Project could boost missions searching for life on Mars, Saturn’s moon Enceladus and elsewhere.
September 01, 2026
On the first day of the fall semester, President Pines greeted Terps in the classroom, lab and greenhouse—and along the sidewalks.
August 25, 2026
Federally funded UMD project aims to transform water forecasting
August 25, 2026
The five-year award expected to total $37.5M supports the institute’s next phase of research, education and workforce development.