Congratulations to Adam Liter and to Maria Polinsky, whose work has earned new support from the National Science Foundation.

In a new study, Dr. Giovanni Baiocchi of the Department of Geographical Sciences and an international team of researchers analyzed the efficacy of various methods of promoting eco-conscious energy use in private residences. They found that monetary incentives—such as critical peak pricing—are a more effective way to encourage reduced household energy use than non-financial interventions, such as providing feedback on consumption or facilitating social comparison.

The University of Maryland will receive a $1.5 million gift from the Fishlinger Family Foundation to support the Robert H.

The $100k grant supports the development of user-friendly, open-source software to produce high-quality digital transcriptions of printed texts. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to support the continued development of user-friendly, open-source software capable of creating digital texts from Persian and Arabic books.

Baltimore, Md. (September 8, 2021) – AquaLith Advanced Materials, a Maryland company developing revolutionary lithium ion battery materials, has completed its first outside investment, raising $750,000 from the Maryland Momentum Fund (MMF) and a consortium of private investors.

While gene editing technology has improved crop breeding and adaptation, the process of regrowing a plant from edited cells is costly, lengthy, and unpredictable. Many popular crops are difficult to regenerate with existing methods.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the University of Maryland $8.75 million to fund four research projects aimed to lower American energy bills by investing in new energy-efficient building technologies, construction practices, and the U.S. buildings-sector workforce.

U.S. News & World Report ranked UMD No. 20 among the top public universities and No. 59 among national universities in its new ratings released today. Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle The University of Maryland continues to rank among the top public schools in the nation, according to new ratings released today by U.S. News & World Report.

With many researchers saying that COVID-19 most likely reached humans through bats—a transmission pattern similar to what took place with H1NI, the “swine flu,” nearly a decade prior—one Department of Geographical Sciences professor wonders: Would we be where we are today if our society were less reliant on meat?

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the global air industry to virtual standstill in March 2020, delivering a $370-billion “staggering financial loss to the industry,” according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Seating capacity dropped – by half.