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QTC Awarded $1.5M from the Department of Energy for Research on Quantum Diamond Magnetometers
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $11 million for ten projects to be conducted over three years focusing on Quantum Information Science (QIS) with applications to fusion and plasma science.
A Hole New Perspective on Brood X
Brood X, the largest group of 17-year cicadas, are preparing to emerge broadly around our area in the coming week, experts say.(Animation by Emma Howells) Most students would have walked right by the Swiss cheese-like ground near Memorial Chapel, or even picked up the pace. But when sophomore Colette Lord moved in for a closer look last Tuesday evening, she found the former inhabitants of the holes wriggling up a nearby tree.
$1.4M Grant to Expand Enslaved.org
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $1.4 million to expand the reach of Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade (Enslaved.org), a database containing records on hundreds of thousands of individuals living in the era of the historical slave trade—including enslaved peoples as well as enslavers.
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University of Maryland Named Top 10 Public Institution in Influential Research Ranking
UMD Ranked Among Top 20 U.S. Universities for Most Highly Cited Researchers in 2025
