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UMD Launches New Brain and Behavior Institute, Announces Founding Director
University of Maryland Senior Vice President and Provost Mary Ann Rankin announced last week the establishment of the new Brain and Behavior Institute (BBI) and appointed its founding director, UMD Biology Professor Elizabeth Quinlan.
Rejoining the Paris Accord: Scholars Respond
Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad — 5 scholars explain Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines; Deb Niemeier
Protected Areas Vulnerable to Growing Emphasis on Food Security
The image of a female Asian elephant in a tea plantation on the fringes of Kaziranga National Park in India, bordering the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot, exemplifies potential impacts to endangered species conservation in cropland-impacted parks. The elephant in the image is mock charging at rescuers extracting her calf from a trench at the edge of the field.Image courtesy of Sashanka Barbaruah-Wildlife Trust of India
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