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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.

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 12:00

This article was originally published in Maryland Today.For the nearly 10,000 micro- and craft breweries in the United States, making suds is surprisingly soggy business. The average independent brewery uses between 10 and 20 gallons of water to make just one gallon of beer, compared to the 2:1 ratio of macrobrewers.

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 12:00

This article was originally published in Maryland TodayUniversity of Maryland researchers will work to preserve affordable housing, protect neighborhood assets and create access to green space for the 200,000 residents living along Maryland’s coming light-rail line, supported by $1.6 million award from the Federal Transit Administration.

Wed, 10/30/2024 - 12:00

Sustainable Maryland honored 16 Maryland municipalities at the Maryland Municipal League’s annual Fall Conference on Monday, October 16. This Awards Ceremony marks Sustainable Maryland's 11th year of helping communities build a more sustainable future.To date, 89 municipalities, or 57% of the state's 157 towns and cities, participate in the program, and 26% have achieved the "Sustainable Maryland Certified" designation.The complete list of newly certified (denoted by *) and re-certified communities includes:

Tue, 10/22/2024 - 12:00

Story written by Maggie Haslam and Brianna RhodesOne of the wildest shows in New York isn’t in Manhattan’s theater district, but 30 miles east on Long Island’s Oyster Bay. At a Barbie-pink storybook cottage, amazingly constructed around a grove of saplings that pierce the roof, visitors flock to see red-bellied woodpeckers, chimney swifts and Carolina wrens that unknowingly play a starring role just beyond its walls.

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 12:00

In the introduction of “Architect? A Candid Guide to the Profession,” Roger K. Lewis recounts an agonizing “slump” during his sophomore year at MIT when he realized he had no future in physics. He sought counsel from a sympathetic dean of students, who saw his penchant for drawing and desire to do something tangible—and suggested he visit MIT’s architecture department. “I remember thinking, ‘Do students actually get credit for this?’” said Lewis, eyeing the pencil sketches pinned to the design studio walls.