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.
Gone for Good? Classifying Drivers of Global Forest Loss
Geographical Sciences research attributes 27% of global forest loss to permanent land use change for commodity production.
UMD Astronomer Co-authors National Report Calling for Space Telescope to ID and Study Earth-like Planets
UMD astronomer co-authored report that outlines a long-term strategy to study distant planets that might harbor life.
UMD-Led Quantum Light Research Enables Sources of Nearly Identical Photons
Such light sources will likely be important for future quantum information devices.
