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$5M NSF Grant to Fund Research on Quantum Internet Foundations
A $5 million NSF grant is funding a UMD-led project to develop the hardware necessary to connect ion trap quantum computers and deploy the quantum internet.
UMD Scientists Help Put a New Face on National Weather Service Forecast Maps
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) launched a new look and feel to some of their long-range U.S. temperature and precipitation forecast maps on September 15, 2021. As part of the National Weather Service’s suite of official forecast products, these maps are widely used by weather forecasters, media outlets and decision-makers whose industries rely on accurate weather information. The redesign provides higher image quality and presents weather and climate outlooks in a less confusing, more user-friendly format.
HuMetricsHSS Initiative Receives $650,000 Mellon Grant
Michigan State University has received a $650,000 grant from The Andrew W.