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Assessing Natural Hazard Risks to Nuclear Facilities
Safe operation of nuclear plants and other complex systems depends on being able to anticipate and mitigate internal points of failure, from broken pipes to clogged water pumps.
Merrill College Researchers Conduct Post-Election National Survey on Roles of Media, Voters' Faith in Electoral System
On Nov. 4, 2020, researchers at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism conducted a national survey of 755 registered voters to measure voting behaviors, media use, perceived media bias, and trust in both the news coverage and the electoral process.
Global-scale Animal Ecology Reveals Behavioral Changes in Response to Climate Change
Using a new large-scale data archive of animal movement studies, an international team including University of Maryland biologists found that animals are responding in unexpected ways to climate change. The archive contains data from studies across the global Arctic and sub-Arctic, an enormous region that is experiencing some of the most dramatic effects of global warming, including animal declines.
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$2.3M in State Grants Awarded to UMD-Affiliated Innovation Projects
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Groundbreaking Plasma Innovation Shines as Top Invention of the Year
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