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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:00

Written by Maggie Haslam and Brianna Rhodes

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 12:00

Four teams made their “case” for top honors Saturday at a long-running national student competition hosted by the University of Maryland’s Colvin Institute for Real Estate Development. Clemson University beat out the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and New York University (NYU) for the winning title—and a $10,000 prize—with their analysis of a three-phase, mixed-use project in Charleston, S.C. at the 2024 Colvin Case Study Challenge.

Wed, 12/04/2024 - 12:00

Architecture student Christophe Tanis discovered a bold way to gauge a neighborhood’s walkability while strolling down a city street in West Baltimore: He estimated the number of inches between him and a speeding bus. “There’s no safety buffer between the sidewalk and the road, and people are driving so fast,” he said. “It's not a good place for people to walk, period.” 

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 12:00

Growing up in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, Tayo Taiwo experienced a tragic event that changed his life forever: He witnessed his uncle die in a road accident. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1.19 million people die every year in traffic accidents. For Taiwo, his loss was more than a statistic: and it was the motivation for him to find a solution.

Wed, 09/25/2024 - 12:00

University of Maryland students and alums received top honors for their architectural projects at the annual AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Awards Celebration. This year’s event was held on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Philip Merrill Environmental Center in Annapolis, Maryland. 

Fri, 09/13/2024 - 12:00

When Amelia Twyman turned 18 last year, an unexpected birthday card arrived in her mailbox from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: an invitation to register to vote.She eagerly filed the paperwork before moving into her residence hall and starting classes at UMD in August as a journalism major. But as the days tick off to the November election, the first-time voter has a question even more urgent than who she’ll pick for the next commander-in-chief: Where does she cast her ballot?