UM Research Is Top 10 For NSF Higher Education R&D
Published 2/1/21 on UMB News The University of Maryland achieved its highest ranking ever in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey for fiscal year (FY) 2019, placing 14th overall nationally and 8th among all public institutions …
‘MPower’ in Action: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Study
Published 2/1/21 on UMB News In times like the present when COVID-19 has created so many issues without answers, having colleagues with the ideal expertise being a Zoom meeting away can make a difference. When faculty members from the University …
Research Ranking Puts University of Maryland Among Nation’s Top Institutions
Joint Research Enterprise Takes on Major Challenges Published 2/2/21 in Maryland Today Scientists, scholars, doctors and engineers from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) have collaborated for years to create futuristic approaches to …
Human trafficking summit raises awareness
Published 1/31/21 in Frederick News Post The difference between helping and hurting a survivor of human trafficking can be as simple as keeping a promise, which is why Amanda Rodriguez knew it’d be worth traveling to seven fast food restaurants …
Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Continues Fight Against Human Trafficking
Recognizes January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month Press Release 1/27/21, US Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland – January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. As a founding member of the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force, the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s …
University of Maryland Launches New Brain and Behavior Institute, Announces Founding Director
Published 1/27/21 on Yahoo! Finance The University of Maryland launched the Brain and Behavior Institute to elevate the university’s research and teaching programs in neuroscience and promote innovative, multidisciplinary approaches to solve the most pressing problems of nervous system function …
Baltimore startups are bringing in bigger and bigger funding rounds. Here’s why.
Published on 1/25/21 on Baltimore Business Journal It wasn’t long ago that it was remarkable for a Baltimore startup to raise between $1 million and $5 million in a funding round. In recent years, though, those investment sums have gotten …
FARMERS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS PIVOT TO ONLINE CONFERENCE
Published January 2021 in UMB President’s Newsletter When reports of milk dumping began to emerge during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, first-generation dairy farmer Katie Dotter-Pyle, who co-owns Cow Comfort Inn Dairy in Union Bridge, Md., put her …
Quantum technology is moving from the lab to startups. Here’s why it’s a strength for UMD
From federally backed research to startups, the University of Maryland College Park is looking to build a center for quantum computing, and beyond. Here’s what it will take to develop. Published 12/23/20 on Technical.ly Baltimore Advances in technology that shape …