Firearm safety training could significantly reduce gun violence in high-risk communities, new research by University of Maryland criminologists published this month in the journal Preventive Medicine suggests. The study by Professor Rod Brunson and …
If scientists could only peek inside an asteroid, they’d understand its origin and evolution and even garner important clues about how our solar system formed. While such internal probes are still in the realm of science fiction, a University of Maryland …
Beyond the dining halls, 10 campus cafés broaden options further this fall, including a new offering in the E.A. Fernandez IDEA (Innovate, Design and Engineer for America) Factory, a high-tech hub for research and innovation that opened earlier this year. …
The rumble of yellow move-in carts, the cheers from the stands at Maryland Stadium and the fanfare of the marching band rehearsing its pregame show supplied an upbeat soundtrack of Fall Welcome Weekend at the University of Maryland. In cars and SUVs …
University President Darryll J. Pines sent the following email to the campus community today: My fellow Terrapins, Welcome to the Fall 2022 semester! It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating our graduates at spring commencement, but the events of …
University Health Center Director Dr. Spyridon Marinopoulos sent the following email to the campus community today: With only a few days left until the start of the fall semester, I’m writing to remind you of the COVID-19 protocols and guidelines in effect …
One of Washington, D.C.’s fastest-growing hot spots may be a recreational and culinary boon for D.C.’s human inhabitants—but it’s a bummer for its winged ones, particularly the reclusive American bittern, a native bird that makes its home along the …
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) awarded $6.9 million to researchers at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) to design a vaccine to combat the virus that causes Hepatitis C (HCV), which affects an …
The computing field both intrigued and intimidated incoming cinema and media studies major Jennifer Opara-Ndudu. Then she was selected for Break Through Tech’s Summer Guild program. A national initiative with a site at the University of Maryland, Break …
(Photo by John T. Consoli) Stepping Up for Early Week: Associate Director of Bands Andrea E. Brown (foreground), Assistant Director Craig Potter, four staff members, four graduate assistants and three drum majors all help students find their rhythm during …
Whether it’s worrying you’ll get called on the carpet at work or school, wondering if a monster is about materialize on the latest episode of “Stranger Things” or feeling nervous about the outcome of an upcoming election, sometimes not knowing if something …
Once you’re home with your groceries, make the most of them by getting creative in the kitchen. Let’s say you opted for a whole chicken (it’s cheaper to cut it up yourself instead of buying specific parts, like just a breast, Henley noted, and bone-in …
For Black Americans, the simple act of eating can be fraught. Gathering for a barbecue in a public park can lead to run-ins with the police. Dining on traditional dishes, developed through ingenuity and necessity out of generations of slavery and poverty, …
The University of Maryland ranks among the country’s top colleges and universities for Black or African American undergraduates who later achieved doctoral degrees from 2010 to 2020, according to new data from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Not …
But what if we dropped the requirement that a quantum computer be as reliable as a regular computer? What if we worked up to Everest by first climbing hills? Broadly, that describes the RQS’s approach, said its director and principal investigator, Andrew …
From corporate clean energy tax credits to consumer rebates for electric vehicle purchases and home infrastructure upgrades, provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act approved this week by the U.S. Senate could make it the most consequential climate change …
As global temperatures rise and populations of bees and other pollinators dwindle, food crop production is increasingly becoming a puzzle for growers. A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland puts some of the pieces together, providing …
The Maryland Robotics Center and Microsoft Corp. have announced a new strategic partnership focused on enhancing diversity and innovation in robotics and autonomy, helping to meet the growing demand for talent in engineering even as trends show a downturn …
Beekeepers in the U.S. lost an estimated 39% of their honey bee colonies in the year that ended April 1, according to an annual survey that tracks the turnover rate of managed hives. That’s slightly less than the average loss rate of 39.7% and a huge …
Despite the distinct smell of chlorine and roped-off lanes at the Eppley Recreation Center, the student teams huddled along the edges of the pool aren’t here for any ordinary swim meet. Instead, a bundle of wires, propellers and sensors glides under the …
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