UMD will create startup hubs with resources for student entrepreneurs
The first will open in McKeldin Library this fall.
UMD students’ idea for combatting Purple Line pollution takes second in EPA contest
The Campus RainWorks challenge focuses on preventing stormwater runoff.
3-D printed oyster shells, other sustainability projects will receive university funding
The Green Terp and Green Chapter programs will receive $121,000.
A UMD researcher helped develop a phone sensor to measure your blood pressure
A mechanical engineering professor was one of the core researchers.
A revamped electric car charger is UMD’s Invention of the Year
It’s 50 percent lighter and cheaper than ordinary electric vehicle chargers.
UMD researchers will help create drones and surveillance tools after getting federal grant
The grant was awarded by a U.S. Defense Department agency.
A UMD group went to Liberia over spring break to train locals in agricultural practices
They “worked from sunup to almost midnight every day.”
A University of Maryland student made a new website for rating classes
PlanetTerp was created after one student found OurUMD outdated.
The new CDC director is a UMD School of Medicine professor
Robert Redfield has received praise and criticism for his work with HIV treatment.
Health Center partners with UMD student’s foundation to redistribute medications
The James Hollister Wellness Foundation won the 2017 Do Good Challenge grand prize.