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   [Two University of Maryland Engineers Named 2019 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/two-university-maryland-engineers-named-2019-fellows-national-academy-inventors)

 Dec 3, 2019   [UMD-Led Team Creates Novel Material that Potentially Offers an Efficient, Eco-Friendly Advance in Cooling Technology](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/umd-led-team-creates-novel-material-potentially-offers-efficient-eco-friendly-advance-cooling)

 Nov 29, 2019   [Two UMD Scientists Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/two-umd-scientists-named-fellows-american-association-advancement-science)

 Nov 27, 2019 Ellen D. Williams, Distinguished University Professor of Physics and John R. Townshend, Research Professor/Emeritus Professor of Geographical Sciences named 2019 AAAS Fellows. 

   [UMD Alumnus A.J. Pruitt Named as Mitchell Scholar](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/umd-alumnus-aj-pruitt-named-mitchell-scholar)

 Nov 25, 2019 The US-Ireland Alliance recently named the 12 members of the George J. Mitchell Scholar Class of 2021. Among the winners is Baltimore native and University of Maryland alumnus Adler “A.J.” Pruitt, B.A. ’18, a double-degree major in economics and in govern 

   [UMD International Programs Show Resilience and Progress, U.S. State Department ‘Open Doors’ Survey Reports](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/umd-international-programs-show-resilience-and-progress-us-state-department-open-doors-survey)

 Nov 19, 2019 A rise in the number of UMD students studying abroad and steady international student attendance are reported during International Education Week. 

   [UMD Receives Gold Seal for Excellence in Student Voter Agreement](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/umd-receives-gold-seal-excellence-student-voter-agreement)

 Nov 18, 2019   [University of Maryland Researchers’ Study of Vaccine-Related Facebook Ads Reveals Ongoing Challenges for Public Health](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/university-maryland-researchers-study-vaccine-related-facebook-ads-reveals-ongoing-challenges)

 Nov 15, 2019   [New Artificial Intelligence System Automatically Evolves to Evade Internet Censorship](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/new-artificial-intelligence-system-automatically-evolves-evade-internet-censorship)

 Nov 14, 2019 Researchers at the University of Maryland developed a new tool based on genetic evolution that automatically learned to evade censorship in China, India and Kazakhstan. 

   [University Statement on USM Independent Review Released Today](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/university-statement-usm-independent-review-released-today)

 Nov 13, 2019   [UMD Ranked in Top 10 for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education for Fifth Straight Year](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/umd-ranked-top-10-innovation-entrepreneurship-education-fifth-straight-year-0)

 Nov 12, 2019 Campuswide initiative earns UMD No. 7 ranking from The Princeton Review & Entrepreneur Magazine.