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Joseph Williams Promoted with Tenure to Associate Professor
Dr. Joseph Williams has been promoted with tenure to Associate Professor of Architecture by the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.View Article Details for Joseph Williams Promoted with Tenure to Associate Professor 
UMD Researchers Find Homeownership Increasingly Out of Reach for Marylanders
Sluggish new housing construction in Maryland is driving up prices and contributing to residents' inability to achieve the American dream of homeownership, according to a new University of Maryland study.Conducted by researchers at UMD’s National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) for the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, the report released on Thursday indicates that the state needs to build nearly 600,000 new homes by 2045 to keep pace with the projected rate of household growth.View Article Details for UMD Researchers Find Homeownership Increasingly Out of Reach for Marylanders 
Save Our Buildings, Save Ourselves
If you ask Carl Elefante ‘80 which of New York’s most iconic skyscrapers—the 94-year-old Empire State Building or the 11-year-old Freedom Tower—is more climate-friendly, the answer might surprise you.Both have LEED-Gold certification, the energy-efficient exemplar bestowed on a building. But because of the Empire State Building’s stone façade, it has staying power, said Elefante—when the Freedom Tower’s glass façade reaches the end of its useful life, it will be torn off and thrown into a landfill.View Article Details for Save Our Buildings, Save Ourselves 
9 MAPP Faculty Awarded 2025 Jashemski Grants
Nine faculty members from the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation received over $75,000 in funding from this year’s Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski and Stanley A. Jashemski Research Grant Program. Now in its 18th year, the program funds archeological and other research projects related to the Classical World of the Roman Empire or occupied territories during Classical Antiquity.View Article Details for 9 MAPP Faculty Awarded 2025 Jashemski Grants -
To Design the Future, Look to the Past
When it comes to designing for a warmer planet, modern-day architects may find inspiration not from the latest technology, but from their earliest predecessors: the Sumarians of Babylon.View Article Details for To Design the Future, Look to the Past 
VR Can Boost Police Officer Empathy, UMD Study Finds
The story originally appeared in Maryland Today. Written by John Tucker. The job of police officer isn’t one that’s generally associated with touchy-feeliness, but a new University of Maryland study points to a tool that could help cops better connect with those they serve: virtual reality (VR).View Article Details for VR Can Boost Police Officer Empathy, UMD Study Finds