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Mike Binder’s Regenerative Career
For Associate Clinical Professor Mike Binder (M.Arch ‘06), teaching architecture wasn’t rocket science. He knows, because he did that—in a former life at NASA before scratching an itch to leverage his science mind to propel sustainable, regenerative design. Teaching architecture for UMD’s School of ...View Article Details for Mike Binder’s Regenerative Career 
Stormwater Hits D.C.’s Poorest Neighborhoods Hardest, UMD Study Finds
A new University of Maryland study suggests that Washington, D.C.’s most socioeconomically vulnerable neighborhoods are less equipped to handle runoff from heavy rainfalls made more frequent by climate change. Published this month in Cities, the study reveals that the most densely populated communit...View Article Details for Stormwater Hits D.C.’s Poorest Neighborhoods Hardest, UMD Study Finds 
‘Exhausted’ by the Car Commute? You Might Like a Bike
The story originally appeared in Maryland Today.Anyone who’s experienced the off-ramp from the Beltway to Baltimore Avenue on a typical Wednesday morning (and the tangle of roadwork that follows en route to campus) has earned their stripes in the battle to get to work on time.But road warriors, cons...View Article Details for ‘Exhausted’ by the Car Commute? You Might Like a Bike 
Amy Gardner’s Legacy at UMD is a Group Effort
If you look through the hundreds of photos taken of Clinical Professor Amy Gardner at the University of Maryland, there’s one thing that sticks out—and it’s not her signature asymmetrical hairstyle. It’s that she’s rarely alone. In shot after shot, she’s huddled around tables with students, or one o...View Article Details for Amy Gardner’s Legacy at UMD is a Group Effort 
Graduate Student Awarded Boren Fellowship by the National Security Education Program
A University of Maryland graduate student in information management and community planning is among 102 recipients nationwide to earn the David L. Boren Fellowship to study critical languages overseas. Alanna Leshea Anderson will receive $25,000 to travel to Brazil for a year to take intensive Brazi...View Article Details for Graduate Student Awarded Boren Fellowship by the National Security Education Program 
Can College Park Become a 15-Minute City?
A doctor’s office, grocery store or part-time job is just a quick walk or bike ride away for most University of Maryland students. But, for many people who live and work in other communities in College Park, running errands without a car is stalled. Recommendations and tangible interventions that UM...View Article Details for Can College Park Become a 15-Minute City?