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Annual Update Finds that as Economies Recover, Emissions Rebound Too
The newly released Global Carbon Budget 2021 report, co-authored by Department of Geographical Sciences professors George Hurtt and Louise Chini, as well as adjunct professor Benjamin Poulter, reveals that global carbon emissions are nearly right back to where they were pre-pandemic. In 2020, widespread lockdowns contributed to a 5.4% decrease in global carbon emissions, but 2021 carbon emissions are projected to make up most of that difference and increase by 4.9%.
You Can Make It at Maryland
From the furniture in a campus café and a replica of a Baroque marble statue, the University of Maryland community can go forth to every corner of campus to take its futuristic ideas and make them into a finely wrought plastic, wood or metal reality.
MdPHA Awards Stephen Thomas for COVID Vaccination Campaign
Dr. Stephen Thomas, professor of health policy and management and director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity, will be recognized with an award at the Maryland Public Health Association's annual meeting on November 10, 2021 for his “Shots at the Shop” COVID-19 vaccine initiative.
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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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