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One of the current challenges our nation faces is the disparities present in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, wherein underrepresented minority students and women are significantly less likely to graduate with STEM majors. Due to under-privileged backgrounds, hardships caused by generations of discrimination, and ongoing racial segregation patterns in schools, the pathways to STEM education are far fewer and more difficult for many of the nation's children. 

Assistant Professor of Animal and Avian Sciences Andrew Schiffmacher (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources) is leading a Grand Challenges Grant supported project that seeks to improve understanding of how negative external influences irreversibly alter fetal mammary development and subsequent mammary function.

The University of Maryland’s Urban Equity Collaborative (UEC) recently celebrated the completion of its first year of work. Supported by a Grand Challenges Grant and co-led by Dr. Willow Lung-Amam (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation),  Dr. Nancy Raquel Mirabal (College of Arts and Humanities), and Dr.