UMD will launch a $3 million center for grad students to study sustainability The program aims to recruit women and minorities. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
A UMD group went to Liberia over spring break to train locals in agricultural practices They “worked from sunup to almost midnight every day.” DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD researchers helped create a molecule that could lead to a vaccine for HIV The research was conducted with Duke University. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
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. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
ELECTRONS [Read more: UMD students designed a solar-powered house. It’s been sitting unbuilt for a year.] [Read more: This UMD invention will use lasers… Horus Alas December 31, 0999
With a $7.7 million grant, UMD researchers are leading a study on ticks Three other institutions will operate similar labs. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Instead of air conditioning, a robot could keep you cool It’s even better than a space cooler. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
An $8 million grant will help UMD researchers study hearing loss This university received the grant from The National Institute on Aging. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
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. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD research team invents fabric that adapts to body temperature They’re planning to produce it for sale. Mary Dimitrov December 31, 0999