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  • UMD/MFRI Research Team Explores Fireground Contaminants via FEMA Grant

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $126,000 Fire Prevention and Safety grant to the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park to fund a study on fireground contaminant exposure control approaches utilized by fire departments regionally and nationally.  

  • University of Maryland Celebrates $2M SBA Grant for Veterans Business Outreach Center

    COLLEGE PARK, Md -- The University of Maryland has been awarded a 5-year, $2M grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to launch a new Mid-Atlantic Veterans Business Outreach Center in College Park, Md. The Center will provide resources and support to aspiring veteran entrepreneurs and veteran-owned small businesses, serving as a regional epicenter for training, consulting and technical assistance.

  • Exploring the "Music of Silence"

    You’ve just attended an exciting concert by your favorite musical group. In the car on the way home and over the next few days, you catch yourself replaying its songs in your head. You “hear” the music in your brain—the melodies, the fast and slow parts, even the dramatic pause before one last refrain of the chorus. The term for this is “musical imagery”—the voluntary internal hearing of music in the mind without the need for physical action or external stimulation.


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Veteran Scientist, Administrator Named Vice President for Research for University of Maryland’s Joint Research Enterprise

Pat O’Shea to Oversee Annual $1.4B in Research Activities at College Park, Baltimore Campuses
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AI With Rhythm: Brain-Inspired Tech Wins 2025 Invention of the Year Award

From RNA to Microchips, Innovate Maryland Celebrates Transformative Research Shaping the Future
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10 Faculty Receive UMD Independent Scholarship, Research, and Creativity Awards

Grants to Support Individual Projects in Arts, AI, Architecture and More
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