News

AI-derived Bioplastic Film Preserves Cucumbers 15 Days, Avocados 7 Days (Baltimore Sun)
December 8, 2025

$2M NSF Grant Supports AI Project to Develop Stronger, More Sustainable Plastics 
December 2, 2025

Maryland Mesonet Featured in Tracking Local Weather (Maryland Public Television)
November 18, 2025

Maryland Mesonet Station Installed in Harford County (WBFF-TV)
November 18, 2025

UMD to Host National Summit on College Student Voting
November 12, 2025

Speech Therapy That Doesn’t Tell Autistic People ‘Your Brain is All Wrong’ 
November 11, 2025

Tiny Microbes, Big Impact on Women’s Health
November 6, 2025

UMD Team Contends in Semifinals of XPRIZE Competition to End Destructive Wildfires
October 20, 2025

UMD Research Team Releases Report on Mental Health in El Níspero, Honduras: What Our Youth Tell Us
October 15, 2025

UMD Research Group Monitors Urban Agriculture to Keep Antimicrobial Resistance in Check
October 14, 2025

Spotlight on AI: UMD Researchers Work to Enhance Accessibility for All
October 10, 2025

A Framework for Building High-Quality Education Data for R&D in the Age of AI: The EDSI Dataset and Expert Insights
October 8, 2025

UMD-Led Systems Provide Real-Time Weather, Flooding Alerts for Marylanders
October 6, 2025

When Physics and Math Go Viral
September 26, 2025

‘Make AI A Force That Is Uplifting for All,’ UMD Leaders Urge at Global Summit
September 25, 2025

UMD’s Climate Resilience Network Tackles Maryland’s Climate Crisis
September 22, 2025

UMD Research Links Communication With Farmers’ Support for Solar Power
September 19, 2025

AI Goes to School for Math-Instruction Study
September 15, 2025

Making Tech Accessible with Benefits for All: The Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA)
August 20, 2025

Team “Crossfire” Advances to Phase II of XPRIZE Wildfire Semifinals
August 12, 2025

National Science Foundation Invests $2M in AI Investigation to Advance Sustainable Biopolymers
August 6, 2025

Coal Dust Clouds a Baltimore Neighborhood’s Fight for Clean Air
July 21, 2025

A Pathogen Is Persisting in Infant Formula. UMD Researchers Found Genetic Clues to Explain Why
July 11, 2025

UMD Report Quantifies Impact of Federal Spending in State 
June 30, 2025

Maryland Prepares for Impact of Cuts to Federal Jobs and Spending (WTOP)
June 20, 2025

Comptroller of Maryland Releases New Federal Impact Report Produced with the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business
June 18, 2025

COVID ‘Long-Haulers’ Lack Reliable Information, UMD Study Shows
June 18, 2025

Fellowship Program Builds Bridges in Microbiome Sciences
June 20, 2025

Yarwood Helps Lead UMD Microbiome Sciences Initiative
June 30, 2025

University of Maryland Opens Center for Ed-Tech Research (Government Technology)
May 15, 2025

A Vote for Civic Education: Gift to Maryland Democracy Initiative Supports Political Engagement, Literacy Efforts 
May 12, 2025

Heart-Healthy Lifestyles Can Also Delay Brain Aging, UMD Researchers Find
May 8, 2025

College of Education Launches New Center to Bridge Education and AI
May 5, 2025

Solutions to Bird Flu Hatched 
April 30, 2025

Terps Look to the Sky to Solve a Burning Challenge 
April 29, 2025

Students Developing Self-Riding Scooters (PGCTV)
April 22, 2025

University of Maryland Develops Self-driving Scooters That Come to You (WUSA-9)
April 7, 2025

UMD Microbiome Initiative Co-Hosts Mid-Atlantic Microbiome Meetup
March 31, 2025

Unlocking the Secret Carbon Storage in Soil
March 31, 2025

Designing A Drug to Prevent Preterm Birth
March 28, 2025

AquaSafe: ‘Doing Good’ in Tanzania
March 27, 2025

Maryland Researchers Study the Science Behind Bird Flu and How to Stop Outbreaks (WJZ-TV)
March 12, 2025

Mapping Maryland’s Methane: UMD Initiative Takes Flight
March 11, 2025

Salt Influx from Land and Sea Spells ‘Double Trouble’ for Drinking Water
March 11, 2025

Could Autonomous E-Scooters Become a Reality?
March 4, 2025

Grand Challenges Grantees Awarded $4.5M to Build Large-Scale, Open-Source Database and Use AI to Improve Math Learning Outcomes
March 3, 2025

Flood Detection Technology May Be Coming to Crisfield  (WBOC-TV)
February 27, 2025

UMD Team Examines Brain Processes to Understand Opioid Relapse 
February 24, 2025

UMD Researcher Says Road Salt is Impacting Drinking Water (WUSA TV-9)
February 14, 2025

Building Systems to Support More Powerful Real-Time Health Monitoring
February 11, 2025

In Tanzania, An On-the-Ground View of Farming Struggles, Ambitions 
January 31, 2025

SMCM Contingent Participates in Climate Resilience Workshop
January 13, 2025

The RPP Exchange Podcast: Equity through Research-Practice Partnerships - Equity in Uncertain Times: Navigating Change and Challenges
January 10, 2025

Building an Accessible Digital Wales: Access for All Conference 
January 8, 2025

December 2024

Detecting Troubling Gastrointestinal Conditions Earlier With Ingestible Capsules
December 16, 2024
 

Global STEWARDS Program Announces 2025 Cohort
December 9, 2024
 

Sarah McGrew Quoted in Education Week: Inside a Class Teaching Teens to Stop Scrolling and Think Critically
December 9, 2024
 

November 2024

Baltimore Gets Shadier with New Tree Plantings (WYPR)
November 15, 2024

UMD MIDA Researchers Play Major Role at ASSETS Conference
November 7, 2024

October 2024

UMD Journalism Students, Faculty Release Guide to Maryland’s School Board Elections
October 22, 2024
 

How Fentanyl Takes A Unique Toll on Hispanic Youth Amid Trauma, Barriers to Care (NBC TV 4 Washington)
October 17, 2024

Grand Challenges Research Roundup Special Edition Highlights the Impact of 50 Grant Supported Projects
October 11, 2024

MILE Literacy Research Team Shares Recommendations on Teacher Training, Instructional Strategies, Community Engagement
October 4, 2024

September 2024

Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Advances Born-Accessible Approach and Helps Guide Policy
September 30, 2024

Water Emergency Team Advances Research and Community Outreach
September 30, 2024

Grand Challenges Project Supports Urban Tree Growth and Environmental Justice in Baltimore
September 30, 2024

UMD’s Urban Equity Collaborative Provides Training, Workshops, and Policy Action for Strengthening Community-based Institutions
September 30, 2024

Grand Challenges Team Seeks to Observe Wildfires Through UAVs and Fire Imaging Technologies to Improve Understanding and Response
September 30, 2024

UMD Team Implements Effective Mental Health Intervention for Latino Youth through Community Partnership
September 30, 2024

Grand Challenges Team Engineers a Designer Protease to Help Clear Respiratory Infections and Disease
September 30, 2024

Grand Challenges: Monitoring Second-Generation Biofuel Crops to Inform Climate Mitigation Efforts
September 30, 2024

Maryland Safe Drinking WATER Study Engages Maryland Residents Across All 24 Counties in Statewide Analysis
September 30, 2024

UMD Researcher Develops Community Partnership in Honduras to Support Youth Mental Health
September 30, 2024

Grand Challenges Team Engages Students and Statewide Partners in Methane and Waste Heat and Water Remediation Project
September 30, 2024

Research Study Examines How Statistical Learning and Socioeconomic Status Shape Literacy Development
September 30, 2024

UMD Researcher Developing Early Warning System for Infectious Disease Based on Climate
September 30, 2024

Grand Challenges Project Seeks to Increase Participation of Underrepresented Students in STEM through Sports Analytics Research
September 30, 2024

Researcher Working to Develop On-board Energy Harvesting for Earth Observation UAVs
September 30, 2024

Grand Challenges Project Seeks to Model Renewable Energy Storage and Interconnection to the U.S. Power Grid
September 30, 2024

Research Study Seeks to Improve Understanding of Fetal Mammary Stem Cell Programming and Hormone Dysfunction
September 30, 2024

Grand Challenges Team Models the Evolution of Avian Influenza Viruses to Better Understand How New Strains Emerge
September 26, 2024

UMD Team Builds Social Justice Research-Practice Partnership with Area School Districts
September 26, 2024

Grand Challenges Project Examines the Link Between Climate Change and Political Violence
September 25, 2024

Maryland State Board of Education Applauds MILE Leadership’s Efforts to Advance Literacy Instruction
September 25, 2024

Grand Challenges Project Aims to Develop A New Adsorbent for the Removal of PFAS in the Environment
September 25, 2024

Research Study Seeks to Better Understand Brain Aging in Individuals with Severe Mental Illness
September 25, 2024

Maryland State Board of Education Holds Session with MILE
September 20, 2024

FDA-Funded Study Could Lead to Advances in Fight Against Endometriosis
September 20, 2024

Poised for Political Engagement: 64% of Maryland 18-Year-Olds Are Registered to Vote
September 19, 2024

Hall Receives $3.5M in Federal Funding for Innovative Gut Microbiome Research
September 11, 2024

New AI Seed Grants Support Trustworthy Tech 
September 10, 2024

To Heal the Anacostia, Citizen Scientists Wade Into Troubled Waters 
September 9, 2024

Combining AI and Earth System Research to Improve Climate Forecasting for Underserved Communities
September 9, 2024

In Baltimore’s Curtis Bay, Sooty Air Pollution is on Par with That on Major Highways, Study Finds (Baltimore Sun)
September 6, 2024

Maria Molina on Machine Learning and Extreme Weather
September 5, 2024

Literacy Group Makes Recommendations Under Blueprint Implementation Plans (Baltimore Sun)
September 5, 2024

Building a Better Future for Maryland’s Students
September 3, 2024

August 2024

Safeguarding Our Salads From the Roots Up
August 29, 2024

Tap Water Is Generally Safe To Drink, But Contamination Can Occur (USA Today)
August 29, 2024

‘Our Democracy Is in Very Good Hands’:  Students Celebrate Successful Summer Internships at Voter Education and Mobilization Nonprofits
August 8, 2024
 

A ‘Magic’ New Treatment for Depression?
August 6, 2024

July 2024

New Tools for Keeping Immigrant-Owned Shops in Place
July 26, 2024

Maryland Democracy Initiative Engages, Empowers New Voters in Advance of 2024 Election 
July 24, 2024

Overdeck Family Foundation Funds Study Led by Jing Liu on Generative AI Coaching Tools for Improving K-12 Instruction and Student Outcomes
July 8, 2024

Dickerson On Improving Air Quality in Maryland’s Overburdened Communities
July 3, 2024

June 2024

UMD Grand Challenges Grant Funds Work to Better Understand How Small Business Thrive
June 27, 2024

First Annual Fostering Inclusivity through Technology Workshop
June 19, 2024

UMD Faculty Co-Host Events Aimed at Increasing Neurodiversity
June 17, 2024

New Flood Sensors Give Real-Time Data at Annapolis City Dock (Chesapeake Bay Magazine)
June 12, 2024

Charles County and Partners Celebrate Maryland HydroNet Launch (Southern Maryland Chronicle)
June 8, 2024

Sea-Level Sensors Provide Flood Data in Annapolis, Md. (Government Technology)
June 7, 2024

UMD Leads Sensor Project to Cast a Wide ‘Net’ to Predict, Prepare for Floods
June 7, 2024

‘We can’t turn our back on rising sea levels’: New Maryland Sensors Measure Flooding in Real Time (WTOP News)
June 6, 2024

New Sea-level Sensors Aim to Provide Annapolis with Better Flood Data (Baltimore Sun)
June 6, 2024

Racing Against R&D: AI, Collaborative Robotics Automates Wearable Tech Design
June 3, 2024

Stormwater Hits D.C.’s Poorest Neighborhoods Hardest, UMD Study Finds 
June 3, 2024

MILE Hosts Dual Language Educator Conference
June 1, 2024

May 2024

Americans Strongly Support Defending Human Rights Globally (Brookings Institution)
May 16, 2024

Small Businesses in Baltimore: ‘Our Own Little, Bitty Town’
May 8, 2024

Terrapin EdTalk: How to Support Asian American Students Who Experience Racism and Mental Health Challenges
May 3, 2024

President Pines Takes a ‘Do Good’ Tour, Gets Close-up View of Researchers Tackling Grand Challenges 
May 1, 2024

April 2024

City of Annapolis & University of Maryland Deploy Water Level Monitoring System (What's Up Magazine)
April 30, 2024

SPH Collaboration Trains Teachers in Honduras on Student Mental Health 
April 30, 2024

From Family to Community, Understanding the Mental Health Challenges and Difficulties of Asian American Youth (Boston Asian Radio & TV)
April 29, 2024
 

Drug Overdoses Rising Among Latino Youth in Montgomery County (DC News Now)
April 26, 2024

U.Md. Program Uses AI to Teach You How to Play the Violin (WTOP News)
April 24, 2024

As Latino Youth Struggle with Substance Use, Families and Young People Are Eager for More Resources in Spanish (MoCo 360)
April 24, 2024

UMD Journalism Survey: Maryland News Outlets Are Small, Struggling to Survive
April 23, 2024

Latino Families Report Need for More Trusted Information on Substance Use Prevention (WTOP News)
April 18, 2024

The New Frontier of Microbiome Science: Computational Challenges and Solutions
April 12, 2024

Academia Willing to Help with Blueprint Education Reform Plan (Maryland Matters)
April 11, 2024

UMD Launches Institute Focused on Ethical AI Development
April 9, 2024

A Campus-wide Commitment to Advancing Ethical Artificial Intelligence: Q&A with Jing Liu
April 9, 2024

To Gauge Maryland’s Drinking Water Quality, Researchers Tap Into the Public
April 8, 2024

March 2024

Alum’s Gifts Support Maryland Democracy Initiative
March 28, 2024

Researcher’s Pacific Dive Spurred Innovations in Robotics with Machine Intelligence to Create Biodegradable Plastic Substitutes
March 26, 2024

New Program to Help Add Civic Engagement Into Courses Across UMD
March 25, 2024

MDI Partners Join USM in their Work to Help Students Serve as Nonpartisan Poll Workers in the 2024 Election
March 20, 2024

EPA Awards Nearly $1.2M to Student Teams for Innovative Solutions to Environmental and Public Health Challenges: Guangbin Li (EPA)
March 14, 2024

Is It 100% Safe to Drink Tap Water? Here's the Truth (Parade)
March 13, 2024

UMD Grand Challenges Team Trains Teachers on Youth Mental Health in Rural Honduras
March 6, 2024

MILE Celebrates Day of Giving With Book Drive for Local Students
March 6, 2024

February 2024

Solving the Mystery of the Vapor Plumes on Campus
February 26, 2024

Urban Equity Collaborative Launches First Cohort of the Community Fellows Program
February 23, 2024
 

UMD Students Share Child Welfare, Education Policy Priorities at Advocacy Event 
February 16, 2024

Connecting Our Future Scientists and Engineers to Environmentally Friendly Water Treatment Technology in the Post-COVID Era: A Better World Starts with Your Bioreactor (Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors)
February 22, 2024

January 2024

On Nepal Research Trip, Graduate Students Strive for Solutions for Food, Energy, Water 
January 26, 2024
 

Advancing Climate Resilience in Maryland 
January 24, 2024

Better Traction, Too Salty Drinking Water: U. of Md. Researcher on Environmental Impact of Road De-icers (WTOP)
January 16, 2024
 

Researchers Develop Online Platform to Improve, Expand Instrumental Education
January 12, 2024

People Are Disrupting Natural 'Salt Cycle' On A Global Scale, New Study Shows (National Science Foundation)
January 4, 2024
 

UMD Leads Projects Aimed at Career Support, Accessibility for People with Disabilities (Insight Into Diversity)
January 2, 2024

December 2023

What's Really in Your Drinking Water? UMD Study Aims To Find Out (WMAR)
December 29, 2023

Teachers Ask Better Questions With Feedback That’s Frequent, Personal, and AI-Generated, Study Shows (Newsweek)
December 8, 2023

Safeguarding Every Drop: UMD Research Aims to Catalog Drinking Water Contaminants Statewide
December 13, 2023

Units Across UMD Partner on Multidisciplinary Initiatives for AI Ethics, Accessible Technology, and Literacy
December 7, 2023

“Equitable, Trusted Partnerships” for Racial and Social Justice in Education
December 7, 2023

Jonathan Lazar Gives Closing Keynote Speech About the Born-Accessible Model at the INTERACT Conference
December 5, 2023

Grand Challenges Q&A: Artificial Intelligence, Human Values
December 4, 2023

Grand Challenges Q&A: The Potential of Artificial Intelligence to Empower Teachers and Advance Equity
December 4, 2023

Grand Challenges Q&A: A Strong Democracy for a More Fair and Just Society
December 1, 2023

November 2023

UMD-Hosted Summit Mobilizes Youth Voters for 2024 Election
November 30, 2023

An Innovative Initiative to Increase Literacy and Equity in Maryland
November 16, 2023

MDI and Its Civic Partners Provide Opportunities to Forge Student Connections to College Park Elected Officials
November 14, 2023

A New Way to Make Digital Technology Accessible to All
November 13, 2023

Partnership Between UMD Researchers and Nonprofit Group Addresses Latino Community's Mental Health Needs
November 6, 2023

Grand Challenges Grant Q&A: How Education Can Help Us Prepare for the Next Pandemic
November 6, 2023

October 2023

UMD, State Officials Turn on First Tower of Statewide Weather Warning System
October 31, 2023

First of More Than 70 New Maryland Weather Stations Installed in Howard County (Baltimore Sun)
October 31, 2023

Scientists Have Found A ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Environmental Problems: Earth Is Getting Saltier (Washington Post)
October 31, 2023

Grand Challenges: MIDA Informs Public Policy on Technology Accessibility for People With Disabilities
October 24, 2023

Stephanie Valencia-Valencia Explores How Large Language Models Can Accommodate People with Disabilities
October 23, 2023

Maryland Democracy Initiative Contributes to State and National Leadership on Civic and Service Learning
October 22, 2023

UMD Researchers Creating Video-Calling Platform For Inclusive Workplace Communication
October 20, 2024

UMD Professors Launch Collective to Assist Communities, Activists with Urban Equity Issues (The Diamondback)
October 13, 2023

UMD Tech Tool Aims to Make Workplaces More Inclusive for Autistic People
October 12, 2023

A University-Community Partnership to Help Latinx Immigrant Youth Thrive
October 12, 2023

The Big Lessons That Can Be Learned from A Tiny Maryland Food Forest: The Global FEWture Alliance (WTOP)
October 10, 2023

Maryland Schools Taught Reading the Wrong Way for Decades. That’s Starting to Change. (Baltimore Banner)
October 10, 2023

Jing Liu and Wei Ai Part of $1.5M NSF Grant to Improve Middle-Grade Math Education with AI
October 6, 2023

Grand Challenges: Newly-Launched Urban Equity Collaborative Hosts Open House
October 5, 2023

September 2023

UMD Researchers Advance 'Game Changer' Project Predicting Acute Malnutrition
September 23, 2023

UMD Researchers Help Hyattsville’s Food Forests Look to the ‘FEWture’
September 22, 2023

UMD Celebrates Launch of the Maryland Initiative for Literacy and Equity
September 21, 2023

“Inclusive Excellence” Takes Center Stage in Vibrant Democracy and Education Dialogue
September 19, 2023

Recent Study Finds People with Dementia Use Changing Information Behaviors when Seeking Health Information
September 19, 2023

An Ally for Access: Palm-sized Robot Navigates Touchscreens for Visually Impaired Users
September 15, 2023

Grand Challenges Team Meets With County Stakeholders
September 13, 2023
 

July 2023

Colleges Must Embrace Accessibility Post-Pandemic, Say Experts (Ed Scoop)
July 25, 2023

Preventing A Poultry Pandemic
July 2023

Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Launches
July 21, 2023

Tackling Childhood Literacy: A Grand Challenge
July 14, 2023

June 2023

Improving Fairness in Classrooms Through Machine Learning
June 7, 2023
 

Mobile Math: Connecting Students to STEM Through Sports
June 14, 2023

May 2023

Using Machine Learning for Equitable Weather Forecasting in a Changing Climate
May 8, 2023

April 2023

Climate Change Raises the Black Flag 
April 27, 2023

Rising to a Grand Challenge: Climate-Related Disasters, Farming Crises
April 26, 2023

Rising to a Grand Challenge: Food, Energy, and Water in a Changing Climate
April 12, 2023

March 2023

Rising to a Grand Challenge: Childhood Literacy
March 28, 2023

February 2023

University of Maryland Awards $30 Million to Projects Addressing Humanity’s Grand Challenges
February 16, 2023

‘Meaningful, Tangible, Real-world Impact’  Provost Provides Update on Grand Challenges Grants, Announces New Award Category
December 6, 2022

Grand Challenges Update: 111 Project Grant Proposals Submitted, in Addition to 24 Institutional Grant LOIs, for Total of 135 Submissions
October 28, 2022

Grand Challenges Grants Update: Nine Institutional Grant Proposals Move Forward
September 27, 2022

Grand Challenges Institutional Grants Update: 24 LOIs Submitted Representing All 12 Colleges
July 18, 2022

New Grants Program Aims for UMD Impact on Society’s Grand Challenges
Apr 21, 2022

New Strategic Plan Maps Out How to Move UMD ‘Fearlessly Forward,’ Emphasizing Commitment to Solving Grand Challenges
Feb 10, 2022