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University of Maryland Climbs in NSF’s Research Spending Ranking
The University of Maryland’s growing investment in research that takes on society’s biggest issues helped it move up a spot to No. 18 among all U.S. institutions in the National Science Foundation’s latest Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey, the most widely recognized national ranking for universities engaged in sponsored research.
Research Co-Authored by UMD VP for Research Gregory Ball Featured on Cover of Journal of Comparative Physiology A
University of Maryland Vice President for Research Dr. Gregory F. Ball, a leading researcher in the field of avian neuroscience, and his research team earned a prominent spotlight by gracing the cover of a top-tier scientific journal. The Journal of Comparative Physiology featured the team’s research with an image of the red-cheeked cordon bleu (RCCB) on its September 2024 cover.
UMD MIDA Researchers Play Major Role at ASSETS Conference
Researchers from the University of Maryland (UMD) Maryland Institute for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) presented at the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS), which was held October 28-30, 2024 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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UMD Ranked Among Top 20 U.S. Universities for Most Highly Cited Researchers in 2025
$8.75M Investment Supports ‘Research Resilience’ Amid Challenging Federal Funding Environment
