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UMD I-Corps Invites Applications for August 2021 Cohort
The University of Maryland is offering a free UMD I-Corps short course ONLINE this August to innovators and entrepreneurs.
Is It Time for Financial Climate Risk Regulation?
Financial institutions should be accounting for climate change, but risk models currently are insufficient for regulators to mandate climate stress testing or capital requirements, Maryland Smith’s Clifford Rossi said this week, speaking to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A Cicada Postmortem: What We're Learning From Brood X
Although adult Brood X cicadas are all but gone, the hollow exoskeletons they shed after emerging from the ground in recent months cling to trees, fences and buildings as a reminder of their brief, riotous emergence in our area. Science will understand their lifecycle more clearly when the next generation pops out of the ground in 2038, a UMD entomologist said.(Photo by John T. Consoli)
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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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