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<title><![CDATA[Clark School&rsquo;s Dean Graham Named ASTFE Fellow]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dean Samuel Graham is elevated to ASTFE&amp;rsquo;s highest membership grade.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:14:30 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Alireza Khaligh Named ISR Director]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<span><span><span>&amp;nbsp;</span><span>Alireza Khaligh</span><span> has been appointed the Director of the Institute for Systems Research.</span></span></span>]]></description>
<link>https://semiconductors.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=17005</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:36:37 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Research Team Led by Prof. Damena Agonafer Wins Best Paper Award in Data Center Sustainability]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<div class="prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium visRefresh2026Fonts:prose-strong:font-bold [&amp;amp;_&amp;gt;*:first-child]:mt-0">A Research team led by Prof. Agonafer is featured in a Video presentation by the Open Compute Project</div>]]></description>
<link>https://semiconductors.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=16988</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:43:08 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Professor Cheng Gong Awarded $1M Single-PI Grant from U.S. Navy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<span><span><span>Will develop spintronic devices using magnetoelectric materials</span></span></span>
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<link>https://semiconductors.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=16946</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:00:39 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vishkin Receives 2026 IEEE Computer Society Charles Babbage Award]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<span><span><span>Recognized for his seminal contributions to the parallel random-access machine theory and as the inventor of fundamental work-efficient parallel algorithms.</span></span></span>
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<link>https://semiconductors.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=16930</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:17:04 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UMD Semiconductor Retreat Builds Strategic Momentum]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<em>A flagship event of UMD&amp;rsquo;s Semiconductor Initiative, the retreat aligned faculty around research priorities, partnerships, and national strategy.</em>]]></description>
<link>https://semiconductors.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=16907</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:43:13 EST</pubDate>
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