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Art and Science of the Brain's Response to Sound | Maryland Today

Art and Science of the Brain's Response to Sound

'Soft Robotics' Could One Day Steer Drugs Straight... | Maryland Today

‘Soft Robotics’ Could One Day Steer Drugs Straight to a Tumor

Study Reveals How an $800 Satellite Dish Captured... | Maryland Today

Study Reveals How an $800 Satellite Dish Captured Sensitive Communications

UMD Researchers Create First System to Track... | Maryland Today

UMD Researchers Create First System to Track Near-Real Time Changes to Global Land Cover

Denise Clark Honored with CSHEMA's

Denise Clark Honored with CSHEMA's "Campus Leaders Who Care" Award

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UMD Researchers Among First to Receive $45M to Decode the Global Carbon Cycle

UMD Researchers Among First to Receive Grant to Decode the Global Carbon Cycle

Scientists Discover Building Blocks of Life in Ice Around a Forming Star in Neighboring Galaxy | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

Scientists Discover Building Blocks of Life in Ice Around a Forming Star in Neighboring Galaxy

Professor Matthew Hansen Awarded 1.2M Grant to Monitor Tropical Land Use Change

Matthew Hansen Awarded Grant to Monitor Tropical Land Use Change

UMD Team Contends in Semifinals of XPRIZE Competition to End Destructive Wildfires

UMD Team Contends in Semifinals of XPRIZE Competition to End Destructive Wildfires

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Partnership Links Academia to Community Health in Maryland

UMD Researchers Develop New Performance Metric to Optimize Elastocaloric Cooling Systems

UMD Researchers Develop New Performance Metric to Optimize Elastocaloric Cooling Systems

Empowering Early Career STEM Education Researchers | UMD College of Education

Empowering Early Career STEM Education Researchers

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From EMT to Computational Biology | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

From EMT to Computational Biology: Priya Tyagi Works on Demystifying Diseases

Erika Moore Named to Science News 2025 “Scientists to Watch” List for Fibroid Research

Erika Moore Named to Science News 2025 “Scientists to Watch” List for Fibroid Research

Archaeologist Authors 'Belvoir,' the Story of a Former Annapolis-Area Plantation

Archaeologist Authors 'Belvoir,' the Story of a Former Annapolis-Area Plantation

UMD Distinguished University Professor highlights US-France Partnership in France Science Summit

Eric Wachsman Highlights US-France Partnership in France Science Summit

Understanding, Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying | UMD College of Education

Understanding, Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying

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Maryland Agriculture Reporting Tool (MART)

Streamlined Recordkeeping and Data Visualization for Maryland Grain Farmers

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UMD Justice for Fraud Victims and State's Attorney Partner to Fight Financial Crime in Frederick

UMD Justice for Fraud Victims and State's Attorney Partner to Fight Financial Crime in Frederick

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New Native Plant Guide for the Piedmont Region Now Available

New Native Plant Guide for the Piedmont Region Now Available

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Hurricane-Force Low Devastates Western Alaska - ESSIC

Hurricane-Force Low Devastates Western Alaska

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Can Firtina on the Future of Bioinformatics and Real-Time Genomic Analysis

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Jayson Maurice Porter: Unpacking Empires and Diaspora in Mexico and the United States

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GVPT Associate Professor Calvert W. Jones Publishes New Study on Interviewer Gender Effects

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When cars become a financial burden

Gustavo Flores-Macías Quoted in When Cars Become a Financial Burden

'To squish or not to squish?': an insect expert's guide to spotted lanternflies

Mike Raupp Quoted in ‘To Squish or Not to Squish?’: An Insect Expert’s Guide to Spotted Lanternflies

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Clifford Rossi Quoted in In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.

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After Decades of Searching, Scientists Make a Major Breakthrough in the Mystery Surrounding Our Galaxy's Black Hole

Lia Hankla Quoted in After Decades of Searching, Scientists Make a Major Breakthrough in the Mystery Surrounding Our Galaxy's Black Hole

Fewer Colleges Publicized Racial Demographic Data This Year

Julie Park Quoted in Fewer Colleges Publicized Racial Demographic Data This Year

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Amazon outage shows how one bad day can break the internet

Alan Liu Quoted in Amazon Outage Shows How One Bad Day Can Break the Internet

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Karin Burghardt Quoted in Why Leaving the Leaves Is Better for Your Yard

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Mutant wheat breakthrough could triple grain yields

Vijay Tiwari Quoted in Mutant Wheat Breakthrough Could Triple Grain Yields

Larry Hogan chances of beating Wes Moore to make comeback in Maryland-Poll

David Karol Quoted in Larry Hogan Chances of Beating Wes Moore To Make Comeback in Maryland-Poll

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Prosecutor's office partners with university group to investigate frauds

Samuel Handwerger Quoted in Prosecutor’s Office Partners With University Group To Investigate Frauds

Hyattsville residents change shopping habits as grocery prices rise - Hyattsville

James MacDonald Quoted in Hyattsville Residents Change Shopping Habits As Grocery Prices Rise

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Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Winter Seed Sowing

October 25, 2025: Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Winter Seed Sowing

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October 28, 2025: Interdisciplinary Dialogue— Technical and Ethical Considerations of AI in Research and Learning

AI + Learning | UMD College of Education

October 29, 2025: AI + Learning

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October 29, 2025: AI in Education: Lightning Talks & Ask Me Anything

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October 29, 2025: Can We Re-create Joints? Exploring the Future of Tissue Engineering

Ethical Concerns in Writing and Publishing with Generative AI

October 30, 2025: Ethical Concerns in Writing and Publishing with Generative AI

Dr. William Hodos NACS Seminar: Dr. Lucina Uddin

October 31, 2025: Dr. Lucina Uddin—Brain Dynamics and Flexible Behaviors

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November 3, 2025: The 14th Amendment and the Crises in American Democracy with Sherrilyn Ifill

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November 4, 2025:
The AI Transformation in Classrooms, Living Rooms and the White House

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November 5, 2025: Healthy Cities—An Asian Perspective

SIRJ Lab Presents: Let It Flow Lecture Series

November 6, 2025: SIRJ Lab Presents—Let It Flow Lecture Series

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November 12-14: 2025 National Student Vote Summit

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November 19, 2025: BSOS+ Collaborative Research Showcase

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On a Well? Basics Tips to Ensure Good Water Quality

November 19, 2025: On a Well? Basics Tips to Ensure Good Water Quality

Solar Energy Webinar Series: Solar Science

November 24, 2025: Solar Energy Webinar Series—Solar Science

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