Innovation @ UMD
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December 23 UMD Professor of Practice & Alumnus Robert E. Fischell to Receive National Medal of Technology and Innovation Fischell to receive the nation's highest honor for technological achievement bestowed by the President of the United States. Read |
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November 24 UMD Bioscience Day Brings Together Researchers, Venture Capitalists & Entrepreneurs Event offered researchers the opportunity to present their innovations and explain why they matter to the world. Read |
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November 19 New "UMD Guardian" Mobile App Promotes Campus Safety The app enhances safety on campus through real-time, interactive features that create a virtual safety network of friends, family and UMPD. Read |
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November 17 UMD Honored at 2015 Innovation & Economic Prosperity University Awards UMD recognized for exemplary initiatives in promoting economic development by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. Read |
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November 10 UMD Ranked Among Nation's Elite in Innovation & Entrepreneurship UMD ascends to Top 10 in Princeton Review & Entrepreneur Magazine rankings. Read |
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November 2 UMD to Partner in Effort to Build Big Data Solutions for Regional Challenges UMD will participate in a new effort to develop a Big Data Regional Innovation Hub serving Maryland, 15 other southern states and the District of Columbia. Read |
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November 2 Two UMD Students Selected as National University Innovation Fellows to Engage the Campus in I&E With eight total University Innovation Fellows (UIFs), UMD accounts for almost one in five of all UIFs in the country. Read |
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October 29 College Park Bolstered by Arrival of Enterprise Data Startup Immuta As tech hub grows, new partner aims to leverage University of Maryland research and talent. Read |
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October 15 UMD Named a Finalist for a 2015 Innovation & Economic Prosperity University Award UMD honored for exemplary initiatives in education and workforce development by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. Read |
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October 5 The Phillips Collection and University of Maryland Form Dynamic Partnership to Transform Scholarship and Innovation in the Arts Collaboration includes new curriculum, experimental and community-focused education programs, naming of The University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge at The Phillips Collection, and a new Phillips Collection gallery and open storage facility in College Park. Read |
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August 10 UMD National Transportation Center Awarded $4.5 Million Department of Energy Grant NTC@Maryland to develop technology to deliver personalized, real-time travel information to users and incentivize energy-efficient travel. Read |
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July 27 Sensing Drugged Driving: UMD Researchers Receive Grant for Roadside Drug Test UMD start-up receives $150,000 Small Business Innovation grant for technology to identify drivers under the influence of illegal drugs. Read |
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July 17 Battling Wildfires from Space: UMD & NASA Add to Firefighters' Toolkit U.S. firefighters battling wildfires this year will get a clearer view of these threats with new UMD-led, NASA-funded satellite-based tools to better detect fires and predict their behavior. Read |
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June 24 University of Maryland Named to 2015 Class of Innovation & Economic Prosperity Universities The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) honors 18 public institutions committed to economic engagement in annual list. Read |
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June 18 Custom Battery Manufacturer, FlexEl, to Open State-of-the-Art-Facility in College Park University of Maryland spin-out will bring 50 new jobs to Prince George’s County as part of public-private partnership and advancements in Greater College Park. Read |
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