2025 | October 3rd Issue
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A Message from the VP for Research: Impacts of Government Shutdown on UMD Research and Other Sponsored Activities

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14,000+ Acres of Maryland Farmland at Risk, UMD Tool Reveals - Climate Resilience Network
Grand Challenges: 14,000+ Acres of Maryland Farmland at Risk, UMD Tool Reveals

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8 Faculty, 3 Years of Lifesaving Collaborations | Maryland Today
8 Faculty, 3 Years of Lifesaving Collaborations

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Humans and AI Join Forces | Maryland Today
Humans and AI Join Forces: UMD Researchers Revamp Quizbowl Competition

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UMD Students Sweep 2025 VFS Student Design Competition
UMD Students Sweep 2025 VFS Student Design Competition

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Surf, Turf-and Chirp? | Maryland Today
Surf, Turf-and Chirp?: Entomology Team Delves Into Benefits, Challenges of Eating Insects

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Provost Named to Washingtonian's List of 'Most Powerful Women'

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Scientists Map the Navigation Styles of Wild Cats... | Maryland Today
Scientists Map the Navigation Styles of Wild Cats and Dogs—and Uncover Surprises

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UMD Scientists Receive $500K to Develop Vaccine Protecting Sheep and Goats from Devastating Stomach Worm
UMD Scientists Receive $500K to Develop Vaccine Protecting Sheep and Goats from Devastating Stomach Worm

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To Make Better AI, Stop Tackling Problems... | Maryland Today
To Make Better AI, Stop Tackling Problems ‘Whack-a-Mole’-Style, UMD Researcher Says

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For Good Measure: College of Education Researcher Works to More Accurately Assess Latine Math Engagement, Achievement

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New Exhibit Uncovers a Buried History
New Exhibit Uncovers a Buried History

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5 Ways to Fight a Fall COVID Comeback | Maryland Today
5 Ways to Fight a Fall COVID Comeback

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In-person Site Visits Matter, Even In the Age of AI
In-person Site Visits Matter, Even In the Age of AI

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Helping Students with Disabilities Look to the Future | UMD College of Education
Helping Students with Disabilities Look to the Future

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MATRIX-Affiliated Faculty Solving Challenges with Solutions from Nature
MATRIX-Affiliated Faculty Solving Challenges with Solutions from Nature

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When Physics and Math Go Viral | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
When Physics and Math Go Viral: Raunak Dey Designs Mathematical Models To Study Viruses

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Why a Scientist Spoke Out to Label Political AI and Audit Costs
Why a Scientist Spoke Out to Label Political AI and Audit Costs

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BCE Students Use Nanopore Sequencing to Connect Biology and Data Science

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From Star Gazer to Earth Gazer: The Path of Professor Ralph Dubayah
From Star Gazer to Earth Gazer: The Path of Professor Ralph Dubayah

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U.S. Ethnic and Indigenous Media Play Critical Role in Countering Disinformation, New ICFJ Study Finds

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Smashing Stigmas and Stereotypes: Anusha Kumar Studies Gender Stereotypes in STEM and Promotes Mental Health on Campus

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Coexisting with wildlife in the concrete jungle
Coexisting with Wildlife in the Concrete Jungle

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The Undoing of Israel
Ilai Saltzman Co-Authors Op-Ed: The Undoing of Israel

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Terps in SuB Proceedings
Terps in SuB Proceedings: On Conditionals, Alternatives and Noun Phrase Semantics

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Elite Taxation and Public Safety: Lessons from Contemporary Latin America
Gustavo A. Flores-Macías Featured in Elite Taxation and Public Safety: Lessons from Contemporary Latin America

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Ph.D. Candidate Frank Donohue and Dr. Torri Sperry Win Second Place in 2025 ASC Paper Competition
Frank Donohue and Torri Sperry Win Second Place in 2025 ASC Paper Competition

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Nat McGartland Awarded 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize Honorable Mention
Nat McGartland Awarded 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize Honorable Mention

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Maryland redrew an environmental justice map; polluted communities feel left out - Maryland Matters
Sacoby Wilson Quoted in Maryland Redrew an Environmental Justice Map; Polluted Communities Feel Left Out

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Amid rising costs and business struggles, Baltimore restaurants turn to crowdfunding
P.K. Kannan Quoted in Amid Rising Costs and Business Struggles, Baltimore Restaurants Turn to Crowdfunding

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Will your next EV have a solid-state battery — and improved performance?
Eric Wachsman Quoted in Will Your Next EV Have a Solid-State Battery — and Improved Performance?

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Health care at the heart of Capitol Hill standoff as shutdown looms - WTOP News
David Kass Quoted in Health Care at the Heart of Capitol Hill Standoff As Shutdown Looms

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A new policy on access at the Pentagon has journalists and the Trump administration at odds
Dana Priest Quoted in A New Policy on Access at the Pentagon Has Journalists and the Administration at Odds

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Science history: DART, humanity's first-ever asteroid deflection mission, punches a space rock in the face - Sept. 26, 2022
 Jessica Sunshine Quoted in Science History: DART, Humanity’s First-Ever Asteroid Deflection Mission, Punches a Space Rock in the Face

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I challenged the accuracy of AI detectors with 500 documents to find the best ones. Here's what I learned.
Soheil Feizi Quoted in The Best AI Detectors of 2025 — and Why You Should Use Them With Caution

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No Moore drops the AI bomb on Maryland politics, dressed as a clown
Niambi Carter and Antoine Banks Quoted in No Moore’s Rainbow Wigs and Clown Noses Drop AI Bomb on Maryland Politics

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Citing 'AI Arms Race,' Trump Administration Announces Efforts to Rekindle US Coal Industry - Inside Climate News
Josh Linn Quoted in Citing 'AI Arms Race,' Administration Announces Efforts to Rekindle US Coal Industry

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Why does the federal fiscal year begin in October?
Philip Joyce Quoted in Why Does the Federal Fiscal Year Begin in October?

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Marwa Maziat Quoted in The Administration's Latest Plan To End the War in Gaza Contains the Same Tripwires As Previous Ones

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Clay Ramsay Quoted in What’s Behind Possible U.S. Gov’t Shutdown?

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COE Benjamin Professorship Lecture | UMD College of Education
October 7, 2025: COE Benjamin Professorship Lecture

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Forestry and Natural Resources Webinar Series: Understanding Maryland's Forests
October 8, 2025: Forestry and Natural Resources Webinar Series— Understanding Maryland's Forests

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October 9, 2025: With/Against AI—Creativity, Ethics, and the Future of Writers Writing

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UMD I-Corps: Upcoming Workshops
October 10, 2025: I-Corps Regional Cohort
Enroll by: October 1

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Mapping Maryland's Agricultural Climate Vulnerability with Satellite Observations (Hybrid)
October 15, 2025: Grand Challenges—Mapping Maryland's Agricultural Climate Vulnerability with Satellite Observations

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Eradicating Anti-Black Racism in the DMV Conference - The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace
October 17, 2025: Eradicating Anti-Black Racism in the DMV Conference

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UMD INFO Events - College of Information (INFO)
October 21, 2025: Data Preprocessing Strategies to Enhance Fairness in Machine Learning

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Food As Medicine: Eating Seasonal Foods to Combat Chronic Disease
October 22, 2025: Food As Medicine—Eating Seasonal Foods to Combat Chronic Disease

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Esra Akcan / Professor at Cornell University:
October 22, 2025: Esra Akcan—"Resettler Nationalism, Enforced Mass Migrations and the Right to Heal "

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Dean's Lecture Series with Anthony Abraham Jack | UMD College of Education
October 23, 2025: Dean's Lecture Series with Anthony Abraham Jack

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October 24, 2025: CLIP Colloquium—Auditing Memorization, Dissecting Mechanisms, and Evaluating Behavior of Large Language Models

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