Diana Obanda (below), assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science, is studying whether the nettle plant, which often grows as a weed, can improve digestive bacteria in a way that can help fight obesity and related health problems.(Nettle photo courtesy of Wikipedia; garden photo courtesy of Diana Obanda)

On Monday, March 1, 2021, the University of Maryland Division of Research, Division of IT, and members of the Export Control and International Compliance (ECIC) Committee presented the webinar Sensitive Data, Export Controls, and Restricted Research. How can campus help? to the campus community. The objective of the webinar was to assist in understanding when your research may be subject to export control laws that require extra steps.

Three new books by faculty from the Musicology & Ethnomusicology Division at the University of Maryland School of Music (SOM) take readers across musical landscapes and into the cultural traditions of Bolivia, New York City and France.

The following announcement was sent to the University of Maryland research community by Vice President for Research Laurie Locascio on March 24, 2021:Dear Research Colleagues,On April 5, 2021, we will transition to the next phase for on-campus research other than human subjects research. Researchers will be allowed to increase occupancy of all research spaces up to 75% occupancy provided they observe the following 4 Maryland guidelines within that space:

The Brain Health and Human Performance Initiative (BHHP), part of the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State, is pleased to announce the award recipients for its 2021 seed grant program.

Physically distanced fans watch a spring training game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Pittsburgh Pirates in Florida on March 22. A new UMD-Post Poll shows many fans are uncomfortable returning even to outdoor games this spring.(Photo by AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

College Park, Md.—The University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) has received a $3 million philanthropic investment from JPMorgan Chase to create a national “community of practice” to prevent the displacement of small businesses in rapidly gentrifying U.S. metropolitan areas.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering today launched the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA), a national collaborative designed to help determine future engineering research priorities to meet the country’s emerging needs. The University of Maryland (UMD) is a founding ERVA partner through the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Darryll J. Pines, UMD president and immediate past dean of UMD’s A.

From aboard a fixed-wing Cessna airplane, Associate Professor of Art Shannon Collis got a bird’s-eye view of some of Canada’s largest mining projects last year.

A grant from the U.S. Department of Education to UMD researchers aims to support disabled people and their families as they navigate the complexities of post-school support systems and accessing work opportunities.(Photo by iStock)