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The Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) has been co-leading the analysis for the America's Pledge Initiative on Climate with RMI, and with significant contribution from the World Resources Institute (WRI) among others, since t

“A ship in a harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” University of Maryland assistant professor Katrina Groth often recalls the old saying as she weighs the balance between technological advancement and risk. With support from a newly-announced National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) award, Groth is poised to lead further advancements in risk assessment—in turn fostering the safe adoption of cutting-edge tech.

UMD's broad range of quantum science and technology research contributes to the growing Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance (MQA), which seeks to make our region a center for advancing a field expected to revolutionize computing, sensing, information technology and more.(Photo by John T. Consoli)