Professor Gives UMD $750K to Support Campus Makerspaces in New Brendan Iribe Center and Across Campus
Apr 11, 2019
Gift supports makerspace in the new Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering and efforts to coordinate use of other makerspaces around campus.
Long-lived Bats Appear to Hold Secrets of Mammal Longevity
Apr 10, 2019
UMD biologists find four bat lineages that live at least four times longer than similar-sized mammals
UMD Launches Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing
Apr 2, 2019
With a new $1 million gift from Brendan Iribe, the Initiative will build on current programming by the Maryland Center for Women in Computing and emphasize inclusion for students of all genders and backgrounds.
Fungal Disease Threatens Hundreds of Amphibian Species Worldwide
Mar 29, 2019
Global-scale analysis of amphibian "die-off" paints a grim picture: declines in 500 species, 90 of which are now extinct
Researchers Make Urgent Call for Study of Noise Pollution on Fish
Mar 18, 2019
A survey of research on aquatic noise pollution reveals huge gap in knowledge about impacts of human-generated noise in aquatic environments
New Experiment Aces Quantum Scrambling Test
Mar 15, 2019
Work could have applications to quantum computing and the science of black holes
Scientists Find Worms that ‘Recently’ Evolved Ability to Regrow Heads
Mar 6, 2019
New study reveals regeneration of amputated body parts is not always an ancient trait
UMD researchers awarded $5.3M NIH BRAIN Initiative grant
Feb 26, 2019
Funding supports multi-university, multi-disciplinary efforts to better link human behaviour with neural activity
Scientists Develop First Fabric to Automatically Cool or Insulate Depending on Conditions
Feb 7, 2019
University of Maryland researchers have created a fabric that dynamically regulates heat passing through it.
Revising the History of Big, Climate-Altering Volcanic Eruptions
Feb 5, 2019
New method, co-developed at UMD, refines the 2600-year history of large eruptions that eject planet-cooling particles into the stratosphere
