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9 Projects Awarded MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Racial Wealth Gap Grants
The Lender Center for Social Justice has awarded nine grants for new faculty research projects that study issues contributing to or helping alleviate the racial wealth gap in the United States. The awards are funded by a 2022 MetLife Foundation grant that…
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Students Win at New York State Green Building Conference Competition
Kendra Miller, Elan Fullmer and Sydney Florence Jud, students in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences’ mechanical and aerospace engineering program, claimed first place for their poster presentation at the New York State Green Building Conference competition, held Feb….
ECS Professor’s Nature-Inspired Research on Banned Species
Apple snails are one of the most invasive species on our planet. Consuming several plants that provide food and habitats for various wildlife, and disrupting entire ecosystems, these snails have earned a permanent ban from the United States, only allowed…
Physics Faculty and Students Mining for Neutrino Answers
It takes a really big project to answer questions about some of the tiniest particles in the Universe. At the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), researchers will install seven-story detectors a mile below ground and shoot a high-energy beam 800…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈCoE Project Selected for Building America Program Award
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈCoE) is pleased to announce that ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has been awarded a major research and demonstration project through the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program to study applied energy…
Generating, Analyzing, Interpreting Data: Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) was recently created through a merger of the Office of Institutional Research and the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment. The streamlined operation, located at 400 Ostrom Avenue, serves all members…
$1.5M Grant Expands Study of ‘Pay to Stay’ Fees for Incarcerated Individuals
Gabriela Kirk-Werner, assistant professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is among a trio of researchers who have received a $1.5 million grant from Arnold Ventures to analyze the relationship between the prison system, politics and…
Catherine Herrold Receives Award to Study Locally Led Development in Serbia
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received the 2023 University of Maryland Do Good Institute and Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)…
Deflation: Study Shows NBA 3-Point Shot Has Lost Its Value
When the NBA celebrated the start of its 75th season in the Fall of 2021, it was clear that the 3-point shot adopted by the league in 1979-80 had transformed the sport. The number of attempts beyond the arc had…
Women in Science and Engineering Rise Together, Build the Future
Each year, on Feb. 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science shines a light on the vital contributions of women to the scientific landscape. Despite historical underrepresentation in STEM fields, women are breaking barriers, driven by a…