Early springs are great — unless you’re a tree, UMD study finds
Because of less available nitrogen, trees can’t grow as quickly.
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.
A $3.6 million grant is funding a UMD professor’s Alzheimer’s research
A kinesiology professor received the five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct trials on adults over 60 who face a greater risk of the disease.
UMD researchers’ augmented reality technology could help doctors in the operating room
A demonstration last week showed how augmented reality technology could assist with intubation and ultrasounds.
UMD researchers make headway in effort to save honeybees from parasitic mite
Varroa destructor has infested almost all honeybee colonies in the United States.
University of Maryland, Baltimore’s medical school began Zika vaccine testing last week
Developing a safe and effective vaccine “is critical to protect the public at large,” one researcher said.
UMD professors create “super wood,” a material stronger than most steels
It’s 11.5 times stronger than natural wood.
Bay Barometer report shows improvement in Chesapeake Bay health
There’s been improvement in the growth of underwater grasses as well as more public access areas to visit the bay.
A team of University of Maryland researchers have developed the world’s first time crystals
The 12 researchers at this university’s Joint Quantum Institute published their findings March 9.
An island in the Chesapeake Bay is eroding, and a UMD researcher is trying to save it
Deal Island's dunes are disappearing, and the state is planning to rebuild them soon.