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University of Maryland Launches AI in Architecture Minor
The University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation will launch a new artificial intelligence in architecture minor in Fall 2026.View Article Details for University of Maryland Launches AI in Architecture Minor 
Experiential Learning Program Gets a Boost to Do (More) Good
UMD’s long-running program that engages students in real-world projects to “Do Good” for Maryland communities will now do more. The Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) is one of six campus programs selected to receive funding as part of UMD’s inaugural Do Good Campus Signature Initiatives.View Article Details for Experiential Learning Program Gets a Boost to Do (More) Good 
15 Proposals for AI-Focused Courses Awarded New Grants
This article was originally published in Maryland Today. Written by: Alyssa RyanFifteen new courses in architecture, education, English, public policy and more that will prepare University of Maryland students to lead in a society increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI) were awarded $230,000 from the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM) 2026-27 course development grant program.View Article Details for 15 Proposals for AI-Focused Courses Awarded New Grants 
UMD Wins NAIOP 2026 Capital Challenge
A dynamic entertainment corridor adjacent to the future home of the Washington Commanders proposes a new destination for D.C., and earned six graduate students from the University of Maryland’s Real Estate Development Program first place in the National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) DC l MD 2026 Capital Challenge. The win marks the fourth time Maryland has taken the top prize in the intercollegiate real estate competition for the Washington, D.C. area.View Article Details for UMD Wins NAIOP 2026 Capital Challenge 
Is Healthy Building Design all in Your Head?
By Katherine Shaver Could images of plants, waterfalls and other nature scenes outside hospital room windows help patients recover more quickly? Do specific sounds and the feel of a building’s materials improve people's focus?View Article Details for Is Healthy Building Design all in Your Head? 
Restoring Community to a Little-Known Part of Gotham
The historic red brick warehouses at West 126th St. and Amsterdam Avenue in West Harlem have been many things over their lifetime. For their first century, they were the epicenter of New York City’s burgeoning beer industry, until Prohibition officers dumped their contents into Harlem sewers in 1923. They became a cold storage facility, a laundry, and later housed the opulent furs of wealthy Manhattanites.View Article Details for Restoring Community to a Little-Known Part of Gotham