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William Phillips, a Distinguished University Professor of physics and a senior investigator in RQS, showed how extreme low temperatures often used in quantum research can affect everyday objects like balloons or rubber balls.

RQS Sponsors STEM Showdown for Ninth Graders

Students from four high schools built slingshot launchers, vied for a trophy, and watched liquid nitrogen shatter rubber balls at a daylong STEM event.

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Jarrett Nelson, a rising senior majoring in computer science and minoring in physics and math at Utah Valley University, explains his recent work involving quantum simulations using lasers at a poster session sponsored by the University of Maryland Office of Undergraduate Research.

REU Program Immerses Students in Interdisciplinary Quantum Simulation Research

The Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation has launched its first summer program to train visiting undergraduates in quantum research.

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Vishkin Wins ACM Parallel Computing Award

As this year’s recipient of the award, he gave the keynote address at the ACM Symposium on Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures in Portland, Oregon.

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Levin and Rye Win 2025 Caspar Bowden Privacy Award

The researchers were recognized for revealing how Wi-Fi-based tracking systems can compromise privacy and security on a global scale.

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Erin Molloy and a student stand in front of a white board with equations and technical terms written on it.

Molloy Receives NSF CAREER Award to Advance Evolutionary Biology with Novel Computational Tools

The award supports the development of advanced computational methods to uncover deeper insights into species’ evolutionary relationships.

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News Articles from Reputable Sources Can Be Reframed to Support Misleading Information, Study Finds

Research that included input from CLIP Lab members was recently published in Nature Human Behaviour.

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UMD Among Top 5 Doctorate Producers in 5 Critical Tech Areas, Including Quantum

A new study finds that the University of Maryland graduates a high number of students in quantum science and other STEM Ph.D.s.

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MC2 Researchers Present Four Papers at Privacy Symposium

The papers showcase diverse approaches to applied and theoretical research that are focused on privacy issues.

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An illustrated overview of the Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS) initiative, showing diverse applications of AI in areas like justice, healthcare, education, media, governance, transportation, and civic life.

TRAILS Announces Third Round of Seed Funding

Seven grants totaling just over $750,000 were awarded to multidisciplinary teams representing all four of TRAILS’ academic institutions—the University of…

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Working in his Small Artifacts (SMART) Lab, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Huaishu Peng and doctoral students Zining Zhang (center) and Jiasheng Li (right) discuss technology that can assist sight-impaired people.

Embodied AI Can Close the Nonverbal Communication Gap for Blind Individuals

The project uses AI-infused, touch-based and audio feedback to convey physical cues between blind and sighted co-workers.

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