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UMD, UMBC, Army Research Lab Announce $68M Cooperative Agreement to Accelerate AI, Autonomy
Computer Science's Dinesh Manocha is co-lead researcher on the agreement, which aims to reduce workload and risks on the battlefield and aid in search and rescue. More » |
Triple Galaxy Merger Sends Mixed Signals
Astronomy's Jonathan Williams and Richard Mushotzky find three merging galaxies that offer insights into black hole mergers and galaxy formation.
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Harnessing the Power of AI, One Project at a Time
Aya Soffer’s (M.S. '92, Ph.D. '95, computer science) more than 20 years at IBM have been a game-changing success. More » |
Runs, Hits and Applied Mathematics
Lee Mendelowitz (M.S. '12, Ph.D. '15, AMSC) crunches the numbers for the Washington Nationals.
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Five Biological Sciences Majors Receive University Medal Honors
Sherry Fan was named University Medalist, and Jackson Devadas, Meron Haile, Kyeisha Laurence and Veeraj Shah were University Medal Finalists. More » |
Entomology's Paula Shrewsbury and Daniel Gruner Discuss the Science of Cicada Sounds in The Washington Post
The bugs have reached 90 decibels—as loud as gas-powered lawn mowers. More » |
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Geology's Michael Brown Talks Plate Tectonics in Axios
Scientists zero in on when and how Earth’s plates started to move.
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"It Led to My Dream Job"
First machine learning and data science professional master’s students graduate from college’s Science Academy. More » |