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…
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.
UMIACS Researchers Track the Rise of Deadly Bacteria in Maryland’s Coastal Areas
Kyle Brumfield and Rita Colwell are developing a forecasting system that can predict the risk of coming into contact with Vibrio bacteria.
Former CLIP Graduate Student Returns as Faculty Member
After four years at UMass, Mohit Iyyer has returned to UMIACS’ CLIP Lab, where he had done the bulk of his graduate work.
MC2 Student Receives ARCS Graduate Scholar Award in Cybersecurity
Alexander “Sasha” Frolov is being honored for his innovative research on zero- knowledge proofs and their real-world applications.
‘Superbug’-Killing Viruses Have Surprising Interplay With Immune System, Research Shows
A Nature Communications study co-authored by Joshua Weitz assesses the effectiveness of phage therapy in treating pneumonia.
Porter Reflects on a Year of Innovation and Impact at the Institute for Health Computing
One year into his role as co-executive director, Adam Porter looks back on IHC’s progress and outlines what’s next.
Andrew Childs Named Interim Director of UMIACS
He is the director of the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation and former co-director of QuICs.
Yarwood Helps Lead UMD Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences
Now in its third year, the center is focused on community building on campus while also strengthening partnerships in the region.
