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Researcher Working to Develop On-board Energy Harvesting for Earth Observation UAVs
A University of Maryland Grand Challenges Grant is supporting research by Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Cecilia Huertas Cerdeira aimed at developing on-board energy harvesting for Earth observation unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Grand Challenges Project Seeks to Increase Participation of Underrepresented Students in STEM through Sports Analytics Research
One of the current challenges our nation faces is the disparities present in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, wherein underrepresented minority students and women are significantly less likely to graduate with STEM majors. Due to under-privileged backgrounds, hardships caused by generations of discrimination, and ongoing racial segregation patterns in schools, the pathways to STEM education are far fewer and more difficult for many of the nation's children.
Research Study Seeks to Improve Understanding of Fetal Mammary Stem Cell Programming and Hormone Dysfunction
Assistant Professor of Animal and Avian Sciences Andrew Schiffmacher (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources) is leading a Grand Challenges Grant supported project that seeks to improve understanding of how negative external influences irreversibly alter fetal mammary development and subsequent mammary function.