UMD researchers did “what was thought of as impossible” by decoding the wheat genome
The new map of wheat DNA could help combat issues associated with climate change and overpopulation.
The University of Maryland Golf Course will soon have a monarch butterfly garden
The milkweed garden was sponsored by a program called Monarchs in the Rough.
UMD researchers received $2 million from the Energy Department to develop solar technology
They aim to develop a cost-effective power system.
“Not just a chore”: UMD students develop app to incentivize recycling
Recyclify rewards students’ efforts with points that can be redeemed for food at Stamp.
A revamped electric car charger is UMD’s Invention of the Year
It’s 50 percent lighter and cheaper than ordinary electric vehicle chargers.
A UMD group went to Liberia over spring break to train locals in agricultural practices
They “worked from sunup to almost midnight every day.”
The new CDC director is a UMD School of Medicine professor
Robert Redfield has received praise and criticism for his work with HIV treatment.
UMD researchers make strides in quantum computing research
Researchers made a new design for photonic crystals.
UMD researchers want to create a stormwater system that will remove and destroy toxins
A ditch across from Xfinity Center will be one of the training sites for the project.
UMD professors create “super wood,” a material stronger than most steels
It’s 11.5 times stronger than natural wood.