UMD Research
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10th
Among Public Institutions for Research & Development Spending
$1.1B
Combined Research Expenditures in FY20
16th
Overall in NSF Higher Education R&D Survey
UMD to Lead New $20M NSF Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society
The University of Maryland will lead a multi-institutional effort supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will develop new AI technologies designed to promote trust and mitigate risks, while simultaneously empowering and educating a public increasingly fascinated by the recent rise of eerily human-seeming applications like ChatGPT.
Key Research Areas
Climate Change
A global leader in the study of climate change, with faculty experts working across disciplines to understand the intersections of ecosystems, energy, human health and sustainable development and their collective environmental impact.
Quantum Science
The University of Maryland is at the forefront of quantum research and innovation, and is committed to becoming the Capital of Quantum. Our quantum experts, including a Nobel laureate, are working with experts in engineering, computer science, innovation, entrepreneurship and business to advance this area in ways that will help define our nation’s—and the world’s—future.
AI and Data Science
Data science and AI are making a significant impact in a number of sectors, including industry, government, health, and media. The University of Maryland has world-class expertise in these areas, including: machine learning, statistics, data visualization, natural language processing, algorithms, social scientific theory and analysis, and others.
Health
As one of the nation’s leading research universities, the University of Maryland is well positioned to advance and translate public health knowledge to improve health and well-being. Faculty and students are involved in a broad range of scientific endeavors and research centers whose focus spans from the cellular to the societal level.
Research News
Device That Harvests Water From Air Named Top UMD Invention of the Year
Innovate Maryland Event Also Celebrates Work on Plastic Substitutes, Cancer Detection, Quantum Science
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Device That Harvests Water From Air Named Top UMD Invention of the Year 
At UMD-Sponsored Summit, Pines Offers Vision for Growing the ‘Capital of Quantum’
Quantum Investment Event Focuses on Building Thriving Business Infrastructure Around Revolutionary Technology
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At UMD-Sponsored Summit, Pines Offers Vision for Growing the ‘Capital of Quantum’ 
$30M in Grand Challenges Grants Awarded
Funded Projects Pursue Global Good, Targeting Climate, Racial Justice, Energy and More
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$30M in Grand Challenges Grants Awarded 
The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership
MPowering the State (MPower) is a collaboration between the state of Maryland’s two most powerful public research engines: the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park — to strengthen and serve the state of Maryland and its citizens. Since its creation in 2012, MPower has fostered hundreds of collaborations from across both institutions that are growing Maryland’s innovation economy, advancing interdisciplinary research, increasing educational benefits, and addressing the state’s most critical issues.
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