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Three University of Maryland undergraduates with strong records of published research have been awarded 2022 scholarships by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, which encourages students to pursue advanced study and research careers in the sciences, engineering and mathematics. 

CINCINNATI -- The Scripps Howard Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The E.W. Scripps Company, will extend its support for the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland and Arizona State University for another three years. 

With major water shortages plaguing the Western States, it can be easy to overlook what’s happening right here under our own feet. Historically, water shortages have not been a concern for Mid-Atlantic farmers who typically don’t need to irrigate their fields or implement water conservation methods like carefully scheduled irrigation and waste water reuse. But such measures are likely to be necessary in the future as climate change shifts rainfall patterns in ways that demand more irrigation even as groundwater levels drop dramatically.