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Diana Obanda (below), assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science, is studying whether the nettle plant, which often grows as a weed, can improve digestive bacteria in a way that can help fight obesity and related health problems.(Nettle photo courtesy of Wikipedia; garden photo courtesy of Diana Obanda)

IonQ, a University of Maryland spinoff company vying to usher in the age of quantum computing, announced today it would enter a merger agreement with dMY Technology Group, Inc. III to become the first publicly traded company dedicated to quantum computer hardware and software.

Dr. Jie Chen directs the Hospital and Public Health InterdisciPlinarY Research (HAPPY) Laboratory in the School of Public Health.