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  • TRACE Center is Leading the Way in Researching and Designing Tools for Digital Accessibility During COVID-19

    In the face of COVID-19 and the nearly overnight shift to mandatory online and virtual interactions, the topic of digital accessibility for people with disabilities has a greatly increased importance. Companies,organizations, government agencies, universities, and schools are addressing accessibility of their websites, applications, and other digital interfaces with a heightened sense of urgency.

  • Exploring a Dark Past to Prepare for a Brighter Future

    When we think about the founding of America, it is important to acknowledge the country’s tough and complex history. Race and racism are topics that receive regular circulation across news platforms. Discussions about these topics can be difficult and provoke strong emotions. Yet most students leave high school without an adequate understanding of the role slavery played in the development of the United States—or how its legacies still influence us today.

  • Will COVID-19 Lead to Tighter Societies?

    Psychology Professor Explains How Tight-Loose Theory Works Throughout History When Societies Face Threats To understand how COVID-19 could impact the way societies operate in the future, it may help to look deeper into history, says Distinguished University Professor of Psychology Michele Gelfand.


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10 Faculty Receive UMD Independent Scholarship, Research, and Creativity Awards

Grants to Support Individual Projects in Arts, AI, Architecture and More
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UMD Celebrates 10 Years as Top-10 School for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Princeton Review, Entrepreneur Magazine List Ranks UMD at No. 7 Overall, No. 5 Among Public Universities
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$2.3M in State Grants Awarded to UMD-Affiliated Innovation Projects

Maryland Department of Commerce Funding to Support Advances in Energy Storage, Materials, Quantum and More
View Article $2.3M in State Grants Awarded to UMD-Affiliated Innovation Projects
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