UMD researchers awarded $5.3M NIH BRAIN Initiative grant
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
University of Maryland researchers have created a fabric that dynamically regulates heat passing through it.
Revising the History of Big, Climate-Altering Volcanic Eruptions
New method, co-developed at UMD, refines the 2600-year history of large eruptions that eject planet-cooling particles into the stratosphere
Machine Learning Finds Multiple Factors Underlie Cancer Immunotherapy Success
UMD computer scientist leads work to better ID which cancer patients will benefit from immunothehorapy
UMD-Led Study Gives Major New Insight on Honey Bee Parasite
New research upends long-standing assumption about feeding habits of varroa mites, a primary threat to honey bees worldwide
Unpredictable Food Sources Drive Some Bats to Hunt Cooperatively
Using miniature sensors on bats, researchers tracked the animals’ locations and calls to see if they searched for food alone or together
New Machine Learning Method Predicts Possible Additions to Global List of Threatened Plant Species
UMD scientist co-led the creation of a computer model to assess risk probabilities for 150,000 plant species worldwide
Saltier Waterways Create Dangerous “Chemical Cocktails”
UMD-led research shows dangers of excess salt in waterways, need for management and regulation
Mountaintop Observatory Sees Gamma Rays from Exotic Milky Way Object
Space jets accelerate particles and send a high-energy signal to Earth.
Tropical Frogs Found to Coexist with Deadly Fungus
UMD-led research team observes frog populations persisting in Panamanian forest, a decade after decimation by chytrid fungus.
