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SCIENCE IN A SHELL

The E-newsletter of the UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

SEPTEMBER 2019

UMD Launched Quantum Technology Center

The new center aims to translate quantum physics research into innovative technologies. More »


Biological Sciences Major Justin Lee Described Two New Geckos in his Eighth First-author Paper Lee helps curate the Smithsonian's collections of amphibians and reptiles from Myanmar. More »	Chemistry and Biochemistry's Dolores Jackson Received UMD President's Distinguished Service Award Jackson serves as the department's executive director of administrative services. More »


Enzyme Known for Promoting Cancer Found to Also Protect Healthy Cells Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics' Kan Cao discovered that telomerase, which "immortalizes" cancer cells, also prevents tumors and slows a key stage in normal cell death. More »	NIH Awarded Imaging Core's Amy Beaven $550K for New Confocal Microscope Accessible to all UMD researchers, students and collaborators, the new microscope will provide higher resolution and more speed while being gentler on live samples. More »


Distant Stellar Collision Glows Gold Astronomy's Eleonora Troja re-examined a 2016 gamma-ray burst and found a signature that matched a gold- and platinum-producing explosion observed in 2017. More »	A Summer School Unlike Any Other ESSIC's Santiago Gassó spent a month at sea teaching remote sensing to graduate students from around the world. More »


Chemistry and Biochemistry's Lai-Xi Wang Named Fellow of the American Chemical Society The honor recognizes Wang's groundbreaking contributions to glycoscience and his leadership in the society's carbohydrate chemistry division. More »	Astronomy's Suvi Gezari Named Kavli Foundation Plenary Lecturer at American Astronomical Society Meeting Lecture will focus on Gezari's research into stars ripped apart by supermassive black holes. More »

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Odyssey

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Developing A Single-Neuron Protein Mass Analyzer (Video)	Europa: The Search for Life (Video)	Ask a Fish: How Well Can Cichlids See Color? (Video)

Thurs.

SEPT. 19

Paint Branch Distinguished Lecture

The 2019 lecture topic will be "From Nonlinear Optics to High-Intensity Laser Physics" with speaker Donna Strickland from the University of Waterloo. More »

Mon.

SEPT.30

Science on Tap

Join us for our monthly lecture series at MilkBoy ArtHouse. Computer Science's Dave Levin will tell us about combating censorship with artificial intelligence. More »

Tues.

OCT.15

Shih-I Pai Lecture

Jenann Ismael of Columbia University, who specializes in the philosophy of physics, will give the 25th annual lecture. More »

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