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OCTOBER 2024 |
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Two UMD Astronomy Space Probes Advance to Next Round of $1 Billion NASA Mission Selection
Proposals from Christopher Reynolds for an X-ray mission and Alberto Bolatto and Jason Glenn for a far-infrared mission are closer to being realized.
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UMD Ranks Among the Nation’s Top 20 Undergraduate Computer Science Programs
The university also ranks No. 1 among non-online U.S. universities for conferring the most undergraduate degrees in computer and information science. READ MORE » |
UMD Awarded $2 Million Match for New Brin Endowed Chair in Mathematics
The Maryland Department of Commerce funding will fully match a generous $2 million gift from Michael and Eugenia Brin. READ MORE » |
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Discovery of 3,775-Year-Old Preserved Log Supports ‘Wood Vaulting’ as a Climate Solution
AOSC’s Ning Zeng found that burying wood in the right environmental conditions can stop its decomposition and help curb carbon dioxide emissions. READ MORE » |
New Study Eases Concerns Over Possible “Doomsday” Asteroid Swarm
Astronomy’s Quanzhi Ye found fewer dangerously large space rocks in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood than previously estimated. READ MORE » |
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Ancient Sunken Seafloor Reveals Earth’s Deep Secrets
UMD geologists discover mysterious subduction zone deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, reshaping our understanding of Earth’s interior. READ MORE » |
Auditory “Sixth Sense” Uncovered in Geckos
Study co-authored by Biology’s Catherine Carr found that geckos sense vibrations using a mechanism usually associated with balance. READ MORE » |
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Alum Akshaya Anand's Heart Screening Startup Wins $1M Hult Prize
The prize will support Anand’s (B.S. '19, computer science; B.S. '19, biological sciences; M.P.S. '23, machine learning) work transforming the way patients gather critical heart and lung health data. READ MORE » |
Cracking Cryptography in the Classroom
UMD mathematics, computer science, and electrical and computer engineering majors can take a cryptography class to learn how modern communications and transactions are kept secure. READ MORE » |
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Events |
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Paint Branch Distinguished Lecture in Applied Physics
"Quantum Reform of the Modern Metric System"
Speaker: William D. Phillips, 1997 Nobel Laureate in Physics, NIST and UMD
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Technica
Join us for the world's largest annual hackathon for underrepresented genders. Alumni are invited to serve as sponsors, mentors and volunteers. LEARN MORE » |
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Science on Tap
"Dark matter, galaxies and big computers"
Speaker: Benedikt Diemer, Department of Astronomy, UMD LEARN MORE » |
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Opportunities in Quantum Biosensing: Bridging the Gap from Innovation to Impact
Quantum sensor researchers are invited to a workshop focused on bridging the scientific gap between physical/chemical and biological sensing and the translation gap between academia and industry. LEARN MORE » |
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Russell Marker Lecture in Organic Chemistry
"RNA’s evolution from an eccentric molecule to the cause and cure of a global pandemic"
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Matthew D. Disney, The Wertheim UF Scripps Research Institute LEARN MORE » |
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Science on Tap
"The Other Big Bang: The Story of Sex and Its Human Legacy"
Speaker: Eric Haag, Department of Biology, UMD LEARN MORE » |
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Dr. Shih-I Pai Lecture
"Fast and Flexible Group Decision-Making"
Speaker: Naomi Ehrich Leonard, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University LEARN MORE » |
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