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UMD awarded grant from Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention aimed at reducing violent crime, and improving lives of Maryland citizens.
Responding to Cholera Before It Strikes
New international aid project builds on UMD scientist Rita Colwell’s foundational discoveries and ongoing work.
UMD Scientist Helps Harvest Wheat’s Giant Genetic Code
Collaborative genetic findings pave the way for better wheat yields, with crops adapted to disease, heat, and drought
Inherited Brain Pathway Underlies Risk for Anxiety Disorders
UMD-Led Team Receives $7.7 Million NIH Grant for First-of-its-Kind Tick-Borne Disease Research
Multi-Institutional research program to examine tick immune responses to pathogens that cause Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses
Advance Could Yield Safer, Longer-Range Electric Car Batteries
Chemical engineers from UMD pack more energy in same space for reliable battery.
Detection of Single ‘Ghost Particle’ Yields Solution of Decade-Old Cosmic Ray Mystery
UMD-developed alert system allowed telescopes around the world to zero in on a supermassive black hole as a cosmic particle factory.
To Nap or Not? UMD Researcher Studies Impact of Sleep on Memory in Pre-Schoolers
NIH & NSF award $1 million to psychology researchers for comprehensive study on how sleep affects memory-related brain circuitry during the preschool years
UMD Research Shows Physiological Effects of Mate Separation in Birds
Male and female zebra finches react to separation from their mates in remarkably different ways.