Innovation @ UMD
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September 30 NSF Awards $3.45M National Innovation Ecosystem Grant to University of Maryland Program guides scientists to connect their research with areas of scalable impact Read |
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September 30 UMD Researcher Awarded $1.8M to Develop Innovative Methods to Teach Foundational Math Skills College of Education professor receives $1.8 million federal grant to develop creative methods to teach children a key math concept. Read |
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September 15 President Wallace Loh, President Jay Perman Announce Plans for Maryland Academy for Innovation in National Security Historic Strategic National Security Partnership between UMCP & UMB Would Support the FBI in Greenbelt, Maryland. Read |
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September 9 University of Maryland Achieves First Flight of a Solar-Powered, Piloted Helicopter UMD team successfully lifts helicopter and passenger through the sole use of solar power. Read |
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September 1 "Lifeline Across the Bay" Marks Milestone for the University of Maryland First-of-its-kind flight across the Chesapeake Bay demonstrates key role UAS can play in emergency situations. Read |
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August 22 UMD Supports Young Entrepreneurs, Encourages Startup Growth in Greater College Park through Startup Village Partnership offers affordable, local housing to students and alumni who are ambitiously pursuing university-affiliated companies. Read |
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June 15 UMD, St. John Properties Partner on Proposal for R&D Space The project, comprising 10.37 acres, will include 111,240 square feet of flex research and development space within two buildings. Read |
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May 25 UMD, The Phillips Collection Present Summer 2016 "Intersections" Project by Bettina Pousttchi This summer, UMD and The Phillips Collection will present their next installment of the Intersections exhibition series that highlights contemporary art and artists in conversation with the museum’s permanent collection, history, and architecture. Read |
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May 19 UMD, COPT Welcome New Innovation Partners, Announce Speculative Office Building New 75,000-square-foot building will include flexible floorplans to attract businesses and organizations that focus on research and technology. Read |
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May 5 University of Maryland & The Phillips Collection Announce 2016-2017 Postdoctoral Fellows Fellowships allow recipients to work with The Phillips’s modern and contemporary art collection and the university’s art history and virtual technologies leadership programs. Read |
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April 29 UMD Kicks off National Future STEM Leaders Meetings Meeting will bring together students, faculty and program coordinators for the development of innovative graduate training and education programs. Read |
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April 25 UMD to Break Ground on Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation Vision and plans to be revealed for first-of-its-kind building made possible by Oculus co-founder and CEO’s $31 million gift. Read |
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April 22 University of Maryland Team Wins EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge for Second Consecutive Year UMD landscape architecture students lead in innovative design of green infrastructure on campus. Read |
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April 22 UMD Team Honored for Sustainable Design by American Institute of Architects The winning design, entitled, “Creativity Sustaining Community,” integrates a proposed corporate headquarters, boosting both the social and environmental capital of the community. Read |
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April 8 UMD Invention of the Year Nominees Push Boundaries in Health, Energy and Security Campus inventors to be honored at Celebration of Innovation and Partnerships. Read |
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