News

A Grand Challenges Grant supported project led by Prof. Ali Hurtado in the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health is building a unique community collaboration to support youth mental health in Honduras.

A University of Maryland Grand Challenges Grant funded research project led by Dr. Augustin Vintzileos of the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center is investigating the relationship between atmospheric conditions and the virulence of COVID-19, with the aim of developing a prototype forecasting system for infectious disease. 

A cross-disciplinary team supported by a University of Maryland Grand Challenges Grant and led by Professor Daniel P. Lathrop seeks to address critical environmental challenges by mapping and mitigating methane emissions, water losses, and heat waste on UMD’s College Park campus and across the state.