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UMD Researcher Secures $500K Grant to Explore Strategies for Equitable University Leadership
While universities have diversified their student bodies in recent years and most have hired chief diversity officers, white people still hold more than 80% of leadership positions nationwide, and men hold almost two-thirds.
A new $500,000…
UMD Initiates Feasibility Study for Dedicated Bike and Scooter Lanes
Sometimes the fastest way to get to class isn’t on two feet, but two wheels. Now the University of Maryland is launching an effort to make biking and scooting across campus safer, too.
The Departments of Transportation Services (DOTS) and …
UMD Researcher Secures $1.1M NASA Grant to Investigate Nitrogen’s Impact on Crops
Whether it comes from a plastic fertilizer bin or the nether end of a cow, nitrogen on farmland can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Now, a $1.1 million NASA grant to a team including a University of Maryland researcher will support…
Unconventional Study Explores: Can Chopping Fruit Aid Computers in Learning
When is an apple not an apple? If you’re a computer, the answer is when it’s been cut in half.
While significant advancements have been made in computer vision the past few years, teaching a computer to identify objects as they…
UMD Innovates Tech Tool Striving for Inclusivity in Workplace for Autistic Individuals
The video platforms that kept businesses open during the pandemic were a game changer for where and how work happens. But what if the tools ubiquitous for online meetings could also change who gets to do it?
A new communications platform…
Study Unveils Emoji-Worthy Breakthrough in Predicting Viral Facebook Posts
It doesn’t take a scientist to know that a Facebook post bursting with party popper emojis or angry face symbols gets more reactions and shares than a flat, factual account of a child’s graduation or an airline’s villainous customer…
University of Maryland Student Startup Facilitates Connectivity for Older Adults
When Marie Brodsky ’24’s grandfather moved from his longtime home in Houston to live with her family in Rockville, Md., in early 2021, the University of Maryland math major saw firsthand the isolation and loneliness many older adults face.…
Post-Hurricane Ian: Study Identifies Flesh-Eating and Illness-Causing Bacteria in Florida’s…
Hurricane Ian struck southwest Florida in September 2022, cutting a path of destruction that made it the nation’s third-costliest weather disaster and left 150 people dead in the state. But the storm’s havoc continued as it unleashed a…
University of Maryland Chosen as National Hub for Clark Scholars Program Network
The University of Maryland today announced that its A. James Clark School of Engineering will become the permanent home of a multi-university program that provides holistic support to exceptionally talented students with financial need,…
$3.4M Grant Awarded to Explore Impact of Racism and Social Support on Brain Diseases
A $3.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging will fund a study by a University of Maryland researcher and colleagues on how discrimination and factors such as social support alter the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related…