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MSE Prof. Liangbing Hu Granted $5.6M in DOE ARPA-E Funding
The University of Maryland (UMD) and UMD start-up, HighT-Tech, announced receipt of a total $5.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding is part of the ARPA-E OPEN 2021 program, which prioritizes funding technologies that support novel approaches to clean energy challenges. The selected projects will advance energy storage and catalysis technology respectively.
Gene Editing Breakthrough in Ticks to Help Combat Lyme Disease
Collaborative research involving scientists from the University of Maryland (UMD) led to a discovery that could decrease the public health threat of tick-borne diseases like Lyme.
Inaugural UMD Neuro-Link Grant Supports Glioblastoma Research
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Department of Neurosurgery and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) Fischell Department of Bioengineering (BIOE) awarded the inaugural Neuro-Link program grant to a team of UMB/UMCP researchers who are working to develop a novel technique to treat glioblastoma (GBM), the deadliest and most common type of adult brain cancer.
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UMD Ranked Among Top 20 U.S. Universities for Most Highly Cited Researchers in 2025
$8.75M Investment Supports ‘Research Resilience’ Amid Challenging Federal Funding Environment
