UMD Assistant Professor Receives USDA Grant to Develop New Genetic Techniques...
University of Maryland assistant professor Vijay Tiwari recently received a new grant from the USDA to develop new genetic techniques to incorporate natural variations in wheat breeding. These new...
View ArticleUMD Researchers Discover a New Role for a Well-Known Molecule as a Plant...
University of Maryland researchers discovered a new role for a well-known plant molecule called ACC, providing the first clear example of this molecule acting as a likely plant hormone. In their new...
View ArticleUMD Spearheads the Development of a Novel Lyme Disease Vaccine, Leading a New...
In the heart of tick season and with COVID-19’s affinity for those who are immunocompromised, contracting Lyme disease is particularly concerning now and in the coming years. Utpal Pal of the...
View ArticleUMD Critical Issues Poll Sheds Light on Impact of Party Conventions, Shows...
A new University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll took the national political pulse during the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention, and found little sway in the...
View ArticleUMD Associate Professor Partners with the Dairy Industry to Improve Animal...
With a new grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), University of Maryland (UMD) researchers will take a big data approach to...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland Launches New Social Data Science Center with Support...
Initial Projects include Survey Tools to Track, Predict COVID-19 ‘Hot Spots’(PRWeb September 09, 2020)Read the full story at...
View ArticlePitch: Woman-led Research Team to Shape the Future of AI in U.S. Army...
Dr. Paletz of the University of Maryland, funded by the U.S. Army Research Office, will lead a majority-female research team in examining how human intelligence analysts and AI can effectively work...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland Extension is Partnering With Maryland Dept. of...
Walktober is a full month of online workshops promoting pedestrian safety and healthy communities, as well as WalkMaryland Day on Oct. 7, encouraging the public to walk in their own neighborhoods in a...
View ArticleU.S. News Ranks the University of Maryland's Computer Science Undergraduate...
The University of Maryland’s undergraduate computer science program ranks No. 16 in the nation in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges.” The undergraduate program ranks...
View ArticleMulti-Institutional Team including UMD Receives $4.3 Million Grant to Master...
In recent years, as climate change and sea level rise have led to an increase in saltwater intrusion across coastal ecosystems, scientists are anxious to understand the specifics of how these systems...
View ArticleBrian O’Neill Named New Director for the Joint Global Change Research Institute
Brian O’Neill – an Earth systems scientist who studies the relationship between future societal development, emissions and climate change impacts – has been named the new director of the Joint Global...
View ArticleUMD iSchool Awarded NSF Grant to Design Personalized Self-Tracking Tech for...
In collaboration with Penn State researchers, UMD iSchool researchers aim to examine how older adults can personalize activity trackers through teachable interfaces to capture meaningful daily...
View ArticleUMD Researcher Uncovers How Zika Virus Degrades an Essential Protein for...
In a new paper published in Autophagy, a University of Maryland (UMD) researcher uncovers how Zika virus degrades an essential protein for neurological development by getting it to "eat itself" via...
View ArticleLandscape Architecture Student Audrey Wilke Named One of Eight National...
In time for National Disability Awareness Month, the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) recently named Audrey Wilke of the University of Maryland Department of Plant Science & Landscape...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland, Underwriters Laboratories and the International Fire...
UMD, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and the International Fire Safety Consortium (IFSC) partner to advance fire safety and fire response around the world(PRWeb October 14, 2020)Read the full story at...
View ArticleUMD Associate Professor Receives New Funding to Enhance CRISPR Tools in...
Yiping Qi, associate professor at the University of Maryland, has received three new grants as a preeminent leader in enhancing CRISPR technologies in plants and crops. With his latest funding from...
View ArticleUMD Researchers Receive USDA Funding to Use Big Data Analytics and Machine...
The University of Maryland (UMD) recently received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) to develop a next-generation food...
View ArticleUMD Researcher Receives NIH Funding to Develop a Novel Approach to...
With funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Maryland (UMD) is leading research that will leverage the conserved replication machinery across all enteroviruses to try...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon, and Facebook Team Up to Forecast...
Data voluntarily shared by 30 million (and growing) Facebook users world-wide will enable earlier detection of COVID-19 outbreaks, help communities to prepare, inform policymakers, and reveal patterns...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland Senior Nataliya Stepanova Named 2021 Marshall Scholar
University of Maryland senior Nataliya Stepanova has been named one of the 46 Marshall Scholars for 2021. The Marshall Scholarship, which allows American students to pursue graduate study at any...
View ArticleStrong Fall Enrollment in UMD’s Data Science and Machine Learning Programs...
The University of Maryland’s Science Academy saw major enrollment growth this fall in its data science and machine learning programs for working professionals. The programs, which are only in their...
View ArticleUMD Researchers Providing Better Tools for Better ER Overdose Outcomes
The Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) at the University of Maryland has been at the forefront of the national opioid use disorder crisis since the early days of increases in heroin—and then...
View ArticleUMD Researchers Find Higher Rates of West Nile Virus-Infected Mosquitoes in...
In a new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) found higher rates of West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in lower-income neighborhoods...
View ArticleGiving Caregivers the Gift of Self-Care and Wellness Education
University of Maryland Extension intern creates new self-care texting service for caregivers.(PRWeb January 07, 2021)Read the full story at...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland Launches New Brain and Behavior Institute, Announces...
The University of Maryland launched the Brain and Behavior Institute to elevate the university’s research and teaching programs in neuroscience and promote innovative, multidisciplinary approaches to...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland Senior Named 2021 Gates Cambridge Scholar
University of Maryland senior Veeraj Shah was awarded a 2021 Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which he plans to use toward a Ph.D. in public health and primary care at the University of Cambridge. Shah...
View ArticleMid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance Expands Impact and Reach with Addition of 10...
The Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance—a rapidly growing hub of quantum technology research, development, innovation and education organized and facilitated by the University of Maryland—adds 10 new...
View ArticleUMD Collaborates Internationally to Convert an Invasive Weed into Biogas and...
A University of Maryland collaborative research and Extension project addresses environmental and human health concerns, providing new economic opportunities to the Hadejia Valley region of Nigeria by...
View ArticleNew Partnership Aims to Help University of Maryland Further Diversify D.C....
The University of Maryland will build programs to propel more students who identify as women and non-binary into tech education—and ultimately tech careers—thanks to a new partnership with Break...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland Senior Wins Prestigious 2021 Churchill Scholarship
Senior Pavan Ravindra from the University of Maryland’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences has been awarded a 2021 Winston Churchill Scholarship, which offers him full funding to...
View ArticleUMD Researcher Awarded $6 Million from the U.S. Department of Energy to...
Stephanie Lansing of the University of Maryland will serve as principal investigator to establish a consortium of scientists and industry partners with the goal of creating renewable resources from...
View ArticleUMD Leads New $25M NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum...
The University of Maryland has been tapped to lead the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation. Funded by a $25 million award from the National Science Foundation,...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland Experts Develop Mask Alternative for Prolonged Use
A team of researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) is developing a new type of personal protective equipment (PPE) that is far more comfortable than a surgical mask or N95 ventilator. The...
View Article$4.75 Million Gift Establishes Brin Mathematics Research Center at the...
Mathematics Professor Emeritus Michael Brin and his wife Eugenia and the Sergey Brin Family Foundation are establishing the Brin Mathematics Research Center at the University of Maryland, which will...
View ArticleUMD researchers offer the possibility of whole genomic monitoring as a viable...
Highlighted in a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the findings demonstrate an underlying potential for genomic monitoring to slow or even prevent widespread...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland Launches New Center to Bring Health Care’s Vision of...
Faculty and clinicians from the University of Maryland, the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Michigan have launched a new center to advance medical innovations and...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland's Computer Science Undergraduate Program Climbs Two...
The University of Maryland’s computer science program ranks 8th among the country’s public undergraduate programs in the 2023 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges.” The department...
View ArticleUniversity of Maryland's Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center...
The Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at the University of Maryland has been awarded a new five-year, $95 million cooperative agreement with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center....
View ArticleUMD Researcher Shows How A Common Fungus Eliminates Toxic Mercury from Soil...
A University of Maryland researcher and colleagues found that the fungus Metarhizium robertsii removes mercury from the soil around plant roots, and from fresh and saltwater. The researchers also...
View ArticleKeep your Cats Insider for the Sake of their Health and Local Ecosystem
University of Maryland researchers have concluded that domesticated cats let outside by their owners have a greater risk of being exposed to diseases that they can bring indoors, and also threaten...
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