UMD sophomore reaches International Wege Prize competition finals with team AquaPro
Jennifer Teye and the team developed an aquaponics system for the competition.
UMGC to pilot virtual reality classrooms this fall
Through Oculus Quest 2 headsets, UMGC will pilot virtual and augmented reality learning environments during the fall 2022 semester.
Terrapin Trader builds a sustainable campus through recycling
The business recycles UMD's old equipment and electronics and sells the rest at discounted prices.
UMD report gives Maryland a B- for coastal adaptation
The report card was released in January by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Longer mosquito season might become the norm with climate change
In a warming world, winter is shorter, so mosquitoes become active earlier in the year and remain so later in the year.
UMD researchers partner with Google to create virtual reality police training
The virtual reality training aims to improve police de-escalation and communication across the United States.
Maryland is among eight states set to launch digital IDs with Apple Wallet
The states were the first in the nation to sign up to adopt digital IDs.
Two UMD professors research how to use AI to make cardiac monitoring more accessible
Sushant Ranadive and Min Wu received a $1.2 million grant to help fund their research.
UMD School of Medicine professors conducts COVID-19 booster research, presents to FDA
The national trial, called the Mix and Match COVID-19 Booster Study, is being conducted at ten sites across the U.S., including the medical school.
UMD researchers are developing an app to act as “supplement” to violin lessons
In addition to helping outside of lessons, the app with make learning violin more accessible.