#ScienceTerps in studio at @npr.org 🤩 Astronomy postdocs Robert David Stein and Jillian Chin Rastinejad will be on All Things Considered this Thursday to share their recent findings on wandering #BlackHoles. 🔭

Water ice buried beneath the lunar surface could keep future astronauts alive—by drinking it, breathing it and even using it as rocket fuel. The problem is finding it. @umdgeology.bsky.social's Nicholas Schmerr and his team discovered that moonquakes could be the key. 🔭

Scientists Use Moonquakes to Locate Lunar Ice | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

By studying how seismic waves travel through frozen soil on Earth, a University of Maryland geophysicist helped

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For junior biological sciences and music major Jacob Goldman, science and music are in educational harmony 🔬🎹 "Music has helped prepare me to communicate science effectively through writing and teaching," he said. Read about his #ScienceTerp experience ⤵️

Playing Both Sides of His Brain | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

For UMD junior Jacob Goldman, science and music are in educational harmony.

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Did you know an extremely effective antivenom against some of the deadliest snake bites comes straight from the snakes themselves? Biology Professor Sean B. Carroll's team mixed & matched proteins from rattlesnake serum and managed to block the lethality of bites from multiple species ⤵️ #EvoSky

Scientists Discover an Antidote to Lethal Snake Bites that Comes Straight from the Source | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

A new UMD-led study provides a blueprint for the next generation of antivenoms—using snakes’ natural molecular d

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With $3.25 million in @mdbiz.bsky.social funds to partially match a generous $4 million gift from Mathematics' Michael Brin, #UMD is establishing 2 endowed chairs! The positions will focus on #Parkinsons disease and data assimilation—honoring the legacy of Eugenia Brin.

$3.25M from the State of Maryland Matches $4M Gift for Two Eugenia Brin Endowed Chairs | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

The new endowed chairs at UMD will conduct research in Parkinson's disease and data assimilation.

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A team of astronomers identified an "orphan" #BlackHole lighting up as it devoured a star on the outskirts of a faraway galaxy. Astronomy postdoc Robert Stein spoke with @popsci.com about the #UMD / #NASA team's findings ⤵️ 🔭

Super rare black hole devours unlucky star

Similar black holes are usually found at the center of a galaxy. This one is wandering the cosmos.

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#ScienceTerp Connie Cepko (B.S. '76, biochemistry) reshaped our understanding of how the retina develops. Read how she forged new paths toward treating blindness and inherited retinal disease via @hhmi-science.bsky.social ⤵️ #EvoSky

Connie Cepko: A Life in Science Mapping the Retina — and Working to Save It | HHMI

Over a five-decade career, HHMI Investigator Connie Cepko has reshaped our understanding of how the retina develops and forged new paths toward treating blindness and inherited retinal disease. This s...

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🎉 Congratulations to Biology Associate Professor Scott Juntti (@scottjuntti.bsky.social) for being awarded a grant from the Hypothesis Fund! His research on pheromone-sensing genes in cichlid fish could uncover a genetic basis for social behavior. #EvoSky

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4/ What makes some animals more social than others? Awardee Scott Juntti tackles this question through an unlikely lens: pheromone-sensing genes in cichlid fish 🐟. His work could uncover a genetic basis for social behavior. 🎉 Congrats Dr. Juntti! @univofmaryland.bsky.social 🙏 #HFScout Kay Tye

For the first time, #UMD astronomers discovered a dormant #BlackHole wandering the outskirts of a galaxy. Normally dormant and invisible, the celestial abyss revealed itself with a fleeting flash of light as it swallowed a star. 🔭

First-Ever ‘Wandering’ Black Hole Spotted at the Edge of a Galaxy | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

Normally invisible as it whizzes around outer space, this supermassive black hole revealed itself&nbsp

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#UMD's HydroNet system aims to strengthen water-level monitoring across the #ChesapeakeBay region. Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Associate Professor Tim Canty and alum Katie Lehman spoke with Southern Maryland News about the latest state-of-the-art device they installed in Calvert County.

Water level station installed at Breezy Point

The data is coming. On July 23 scientists from the University of Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System came to Calvert County to install a state-of-the-art

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Jessica Sadler manages our Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation program’s advising, admissions and recruitment. This year, she received the Dean's Outstanding Employee Award for her efforts supporting graduate students ➡️ go.umd.edu/sadler

As the Chesapeake Bay's temperature increases, its waters offer prime habitat for Vibrio—a potentially deadly microbe. #UMD microbiologist Rita Colwell and her lab members are looking for Vibrio cholerae in the Potomac River to predict the risk of infection. Via the Bay Journal: go.umd.edu/2cq3

Ocean temperature can change by several degrees over short distances. According to a @pnas.org study led by #UMD scientists, those tiny temperature fronts can reshape the wind and air above them—a detail that could be important for fine-tuning weather forecasting and climate models. #ClimateSky

Tiny Ocean Fronts Reshape the Air Above Them, UMD Study Finds | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

Sharp, fleeting temperature boundaries on the ocean’s surface transform the atmosphere in ways not yet

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Congratulations to undergraduate major Kamirah Billups who received a CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Award to support her attendance at field camp at Bowling Green State University in Ohio this summer. cmns.umd.edu/news-events/...

Thanks to the CMNS Alumni Network, seven #ScienceTerps are conducting research and attending conferences this summer without worrying about financial constraints! Read how these students are putting their CMNS summer award funding to work ⤵️

Seven Science Terps Received CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Awards | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

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🔭 What if a telescope on the ground could see like one in space? Astronomy Professor Sylvain Veilleux was awarded a 4-year, $2.5M grant from @moorefound.bsky.social to build an instrument that could make that happen.

UMD Astronomer Awarded $2.5M Moore Foundation Award to Transform How Telescopes See the Universe | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

Sylvain Veilleux and his collaborators will equip a ground-based telescope with the observing power of space tel

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Laura Garcia Rodriguez came to Maryland from Cuba to pursue a Ph.D. with her advisor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Peter Nemes. She recently studied how proteins act in the brain during drug addiction—work that could help with addiction-prevention therapies.

Applying Analytical Chemistry to Biological Systems | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

UMD chemistry Ph.D.

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For the first time, an international team of researchers, including @umdgeology.bsky.social's James Farquhar, reconstructed the concentration of clumped methane in air from the past. The team explored whether this clumped methane could be used to assess future climate progress. #ClimateSky

‘Clumped’ Methane Reveals Human Climate Impact—and Potentially Future Climate Progress | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

UMD researchers reconstructed the first-ever timeline of a rare form of methane, exploring whether it

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Senior computer science major Juhi Chitkara is spending her summer in Louisville, Kentucky, working as a portfolio management intern at Humana! Tomorrow (7/15), Juhi is taking over our Instagram story—follow along: instagram.com/umdscience

@umdentomology.bsky.social's Mike Raupp and Paula Shrewsbury connect basic and applied ecology to the sustainable management of invasive insects. Submit a question for Mike and Paula ahead of their Reddit Ask-Me-Anything tomorrow (7/15) ➡️ redd.it/1uwcem6 #BugSky

Biology Assistant Professor Emily Bruns studies how disease affects plant populations—and how these interactions unfold in a changing climate. In her lab at #UMD, Emily is working to answer the question: how does #ClimateChange affect disease?

How does climate change affect disease?

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Retired Mathematics Professor Charles David Levermore and his wife, Lucia, made a $1M bequest to support our Mathematics Department and its graduate students! An additional $50K gift established an endowed graduate student support fund.

$1.05M to Support UMD Department of Mathematics and its Graduate Students | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

A University of Maryland retired professor of mathematics and his wife made a $1 million bequest to the&nbs

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The Old Line State is leaving its signature in outer space, as #UMD undergraduates named two asteroids: Maryland and Assateague. Students in ASTR315: Astronomy in Practice measured the asteroids' brightness and petitioned the International Astronomical Union to name the two objects. 🔭

UMD Students Name Asteroids Maryland and Assateague | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

The newly christened asteroids are the third and fourth to be named by students enrolled in ASTR 315:

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Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Professor Kan Cao joined @fox5dc.bsky.social to offer her insight into the biological underpinnings of #HairLoss: go.umd.edu/2cd7 Rather than topical solutions, Kan's research shows how methylene blue can protect and reactivate hair follicle stem cells.

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Professor James Carton has been appointed director of the Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences Graduate Program! An @ametsoc.org fellow and a physical oceanographer, James uses computer models to elucidate the ocean's influence on climate variability and change.

James Carton Appointed Director of University System of Maryland’s Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences Graduate Program | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Ma...

Carton previously served 11 years as chair of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science.

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Computer Science Professor David Jacobs was named the next director of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies! A leading #ComputerVision and #MachineLearning scientist, David has published 160+ papers in refereed journals, conferences and workshops and holds 5 patents.

David Jacobs Named Director of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

Computer Science Professor

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Plant friend? Insect foe? A fungus that eats a varied diet can be better at both, according to a @pnas.org study by @umdentomology.bsky.social's Raymond St. Leger. Rather than an evolutionary tradeoff, the fungus can eat its way to success in both of its key ecological roles.

The Broader a Fungus’s Diet, the Better It Kills Insects and Helps Plants | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

UMD entomologists have discovered that a single underlying trait—metabolic breadth, or the range of nutrients a

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Professor Wendell Hill has been named director of the Institute for Physical Science and Technology (IPST) ➡️ go.umd.edu/hill-IPST Wendell has published 150+ articles and conducts research on laser-matter interaction under extreme conditions—ultra-fast, ultra-intense and ultra-cold.

#ScienceTerp Sara Hallager (B.S. ’89, zoology) wasn't into birds, but landing a job at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's aviary changed her tune. Four decades later, she is the biggest fan, caretaker and protector of birds ⤵️

A Bird in the Hand…and the Heart | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

Unlikely bird keeper Sara Hallager (B.S.

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#UMD is investing nearly $15M in high-impact, interdisciplinary research through Grand Challenges Grants 2.0. We are proud to share that 11 #ScienceTerp faculty are represented across five projects!

Grand Challenges Grants 2.0 Direct UMD Research to Societal Good | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

The program awarded nearly $15 million in grants, building on the success of its inaugural round.

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