Tag: science

UMD community reflects on science, discovery and the universe scholars program’s 25-year run

The program saw declining resources and personnel after former program director Alan Peel announced in May 2022 that he was stepping down after 15 years of leadership.

Freelance Reporter
May 11, 2023

Professor David MacMillan gives talk on winning Nobel Prize for breakthrough in chemistry

Dr. MacMillan and Benjamin List won the award for their creation of organocatalysis, a process that speeds up chemical reactions.

Freelance Reporter
October 3, 2022

UMD Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences department presents seminar on AI weather modeling

As extreme weather becomes more and more common, artificial intelligence is helping researchers understand and predict it.

Freelance Reporter
September 25, 2022

UMGC to pilot virtual reality classrooms this fall

Through Oculus Quest 2 headsets, UMGC will pilot virtual and augmented reality learning environments during the fall 2022 semester.

Victoria Stavish
May 3, 2022

Students showcase research initiatives at Undergraduate Research Day

The research on display included the impact of Instagram on well-being and the effect of COVID on relationships.

Freelance Reporter
April 29, 2022

This chatbot from UMD professors will answer questions about maternal, infant health

The professors are still designing the bot, and once it is released it will be available as a phone app.

Auzinea Bacon
November 15, 2021

President Pines says there’s no scientific reason to save Guilford Woods. He’s wrong.

An environmentally-conscious defense of Guilford Woods.

Guest Opinion
October 12, 2021

STEM and civics are intertwined. Education must reflect this.

People who work in STEM need to be more involved with bureaucratic and political decisions.

Jessica Ye
May 2, 2021

Joining a nationwide race, UMD researchers search for treatment, vaccine for COVID-19

The work of these researchers has been made possible, in part, by grants awarded by this university's Division of Research.

Brent Abel
May 16, 2020

As semester nears end, UMD is working on a plan for research to return to campus

A campus task force is providing recommendations on how research should return to campus.

Brent Abel
May 12, 2020