2025 | November 14th Issue
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UMD Recognized With Top-10 Ranking for Entrepreneurship | Division of Research
UMD Recognized With Top-10 Ranking for Entrepreneurship and APLU Award for Innovation

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Xiao Lab Awarded $2M NIH MIRA Award for Groundbreaking Plant Biology Research
Xiao Lab Awarded NIH MIRA Award for Groundbreaking Plant Biology Research

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Speech Therapy That Doesn't Tell Autistic People... | Maryland Today
Grand Challenges: Speech Therapy That Doesn’t Tell Autistic People ‘Your Brain is All Wrong’

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Brin Center's Launch Multiplies Global Math Renown | Maryland Today
Brin Center's Launch Multiplies Global Math Renown

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UMD Researchers Help Identify 5 Keys to Reducing Gun Violence by 2040
UMD Researchers Help Identify 5 Keys to Reducing Gun Violence by 2040

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Understanding Heat Where It Matters Most
Understanding Heat Where It Matters Most

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Housing, Reframed | Maryland Today
Housing, Reframed: Urban Planning Researcher Says Modern Manufactured Homes Could Expand Options for First-Time Buyers

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Face to Face: Research Challenges and Opportunities with Patrick O'Shea

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Research in Action
Research in Action: How Smith Faculty Do Good

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Transforming Campus Cultures for Good | UMD College of Education
Transforming Campus Cultures for Good: UMD College of Education Researchers Highlight Innovative Ways to Support Student Success

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UMD Researcher's $16M Planned Gift to Support... | Maryland Today
UMD Researcher's Planned Gift to Support Professors, Postdocs, Students

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UMD Study: Food Pantries, Clients and Growers Can... | Maryland Today
Food Pantries, Clients and Growers Can All Take Steps to Address Hunger

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Robots That Measure Without Rulers
Robots That Measure Without Rulers

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Nakalembe in Madagascar
Catherine Nakalembe Named Public Voices Fellow

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Op/ed: Maryland Should Lead in Clean Energy, Too | Maryland Today
Wachsman, Stephens and Der Op-Ed: Maryland Should Lead in Clean Energy, Too

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Jewell Research Lab’s Novel Autoimmune Disease Research Published in Three Top Journals
Jewell Research Lab’s Novel Autoimmune Disease Research Published in Three Top Journals

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Why the American Revolution Was a World War in All But Name
Richard Bell: Why the American Revolution Was a World War in All But Name

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Antoine Banks Comments on Racial Messaging in Politics

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Dr. María Vélez Receives the Julius Debro Award from the Division on People of Color and Crime of the American Society of Criminology
Dr. María Vélez Receives the Julius Debro Award from the Division on People of Color and Crime of the American Society of Criminology

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21 Smith School Professors Named Among Top 2% Scholars Worldwide
21 Smith School Professors Named Among Top 2% Scholars Worldwide

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Op/ed: 5 Reasons Going Outside Boosts Your Mental... | Maryland Today
Jessica Magidson and Michal Moskowitz: 5 Reasons Going Outside Boosts Your Mental Health (Even When It’s Dark)

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Wachsman named Materials Research Society Fellow
Eric Wachsman Named Materials Research Society Fellow

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How One Student is Shaping a More Sustainable Future for AI | UMD School of Public Policy
How One Student is Shaping a More Sustainable Future for AI

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Professor Laixiang Sun Co-Authors Model for Least-Cost, Plant-Level Decarbonization of Steel
Laixiang Sun Co-Authors Model for Least-Cost, Plant-Level Decarbonization of Steel

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GVPT Ph.D. Student Reginald Pulley Recognized for Research on Race, Policy, and Political Behavior
Reginald Pulley Recognized for Research on Race, Policy, and Political Behavior

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'Shockingly large' amount of sensitive satellite data is unencrypted and vulnerable to interception, researchers find
Dave Levin Quoted in ‘Shockingly Large’ Amount of Sensitive Satellite Data Is Unencrypted and Vulnerable to Interception, Researchers Find

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Why are Maryland power bills spiking? Is AI to blame?
Lucy Yueming Quoted in Why Are Maryland Power Bills Spiking? Is AI To Blame?

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David Kirsch and Brent Goldfarb Quoted in What this Bubble is Missing is a Pure AI-Play IPO

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Federal government shutdown leaves economic scars in Maryland
David Kass Quoted in The Federal Shutdown Is Ending, but It’ll Leave Economic Scars in Maryland

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Growth of license plate readers sparks privacy worries - but praise from police
Zubin Jelveh Quoted in Growth of License Plate Readers Sparks Privacy Worries – but Praise From Police

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We can fix the goofy way we pay for vision care in the US
Michel Boudreaux Quoted in We Can Fix the Goofy Way We Pay for Vision Care in the US

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China, world's top carbon pollutor, likely to overdeliver on climate goals. Will that be enough?
Ryna Cui Quoted in China, World’s Top Carbon Pollutor, Likely to Overdeliver on Climate Goals. Will That Be Enough?

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Is It Time for a New Era in Invasive Species Control?
Daniel Gruner Quoted in Is It Time for a New Era in Invasive Species Control?

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Russia 'exerting influence' in Africa through cultural centers
Joseph Siegle Quoted in Russia ‘Exerting Influence’ in Africa Through Cultural Centers

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Maryland casino revenues rise, despite uncertain economy
Peter Morici Quoted in Maryland Casino Revenues Rise, Despite Uncertain Economy

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Support for Israel among U.S. conservatives is starting to crack. Here's why
Shibley Telhami Quoted in Support for Israel Among US Conservatives Is Starting To Crack. Here’s Why

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As More States Expand Child Care Programs, This Is One to Watch - EdSurge News
Christy Tirrell-Corbin Quoted in As More States Expand Child Care Programs, This Is One to Watch - EdSurge News

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Ever wonder what really comes when you buy from a social media ad? AI is making it harder to tell what's real
Balaji Padmanabhan Quoted in Ever Wonder What Really Comes When You Buy From a Social Media Ad? AI Is Making It Harder To Tell What’s Real

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November 18, 2025: Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Frederick Douglass Statue

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November 19, 2025: BSOS+ Collaborative Research Showcase

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Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture Series: James Stern
November 19, 2025: Integrity, Cognitive Dissonance, Violated Hirarchies

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On a Well? Basics Tips to Ensure Good Water Quality
November 19, 2025: On a Well? Basics Tips to Ensure Good Water Quality

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How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America
November 19, 2025: How Schools Make Race— Teaching Latinx Racialization in America

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November 21, 2025: The Politics & Practices of Brazilian Youth Movements—Education, Resistance, and Democracy

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UMD INFO Events - College of Information (INFO)
November 21, 2025: Shaping Science—How Organizational Culture Shapes Human-Robot Decision-Making on NASA’s Teams

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November 24, 2025: Intro to Python Workshop 

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Solar Energy Webinar Series: Solar Science
November 24, 2025: Solar Energy Webinar Series—Solar Science

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Smart Cities Roundtable, Fall 2025
December 2, 2025: Smart Cities Roundtable

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Events
December 9, 2025: Paint Branch Distinguished Lecture— Synchronization in Nature

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Forestry and Natural Resources Webinar Series: Human Dimensions of Forest Stewardship
December 10, 2025: Forestry and Natural Resources Webinar Series—Human Dimensions of Forest Stewardship

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