UMD-Led Astronomy Team Finds Golden Glow From a Distant Stellar Collision
Aug 28, 2019
Astronomers re-examined data from a 2016 gamma-ray burst and found a signature that perfectly matches a gold- and platinum-producing explosion observed by LIGO in 2017
University of Maryland Launches Quantum Technology Center
Aug 22, 2019
The new research center will catalyze the development of high-impact quantum technologies
Seeing How Computers ‘Think’ When Answering Questions Can Lead to More Intelligent Machines Say UMD Researchers
Aug 17, 2019
University of Maryland researchers created 1,213 questions in collaboration with computers to identify flaws in machine-learning language models
New International Study Identifies Causes of Multidecadal Climate Changes
Jul 25, 2019
UMD geologist contributes to analysis that suggests current climate models can accurately predict climate warming several decades into the future.
Scientists Identify New Genetic Interactions that May Impact Cancer Outcomes
Jul 24, 2019
UMD and NCI researchers find 2 distinct relationships between gene pairs in tumor cells that could potentially be targeted for cancer therapy.
UMD Researchers and Resilinc Corp. Create Index of Climate Change Risk to Company Supply Chains
Jul 12, 2019
NICER View of Black Hole Gives New Insight into Source of Dramatic X-ray Flashes
Jul 11, 2019
Research led by UMD astrophysicist gives detailed picture of X-ray outburst from small black hole actively pulling in star material
UMD Physicist for Apollo Experiment Gets Chance to Send Next Gen Version to Moon
Jul 11, 2019
NASA Selects UMD-Led Proposal to Upgrade Lunar Instruments Placed by Apollo Missions
‘Oumuamua Interstellar Object Was Not an Alien Spacecraft
Jul 1, 2019
New analysis, co-led by UMD astronomer, suggests a natural origin for our first interstellar visitor
U.S. Beekeepers Suffered Higher than Average Colony Loss Last Year, with Winter Losses the Highest Recorded, According to UMD-Led Annual Survey
Jun 19, 2019