UMD will launch a $3 million center for grad students to study sustainability
The program aims to recruit women and minorities.
A UMD group went to Liberia over spring break to train locals in agricultural practices
They “worked from sunup to almost midnight every day.”
UMD researchers helped create a molecule that could lead to a vaccine for HIV
The research was conducted with Duke University.
Prof: Maryland residents not at significant risk for Zika virus
However, for students traveling to other countries, the the virus presents a much greater risk.
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With a $7.7 million grant, UMD researchers are leading a study on ticks
Three other institutions will operate similar labs.
Instead of air conditioning, a robot could keep you cool
It’s even better than a space cooler.
An $8 million grant will help UMD researchers study hearing loss
This university received the grant from The National Institute on Aging.
UMD study traces the beginnings of plate tectonics to 3 billion years ago
By studying magnesium in the ground, UMD researchers can estimate of what the earth’s crust looked like billions of years ago.
UMD research team invents fabric that adapts to body temperature
They’re planning to produce it for sale.