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PALS Projects Focus On Community Impact For the Fall 2023 Semester
This fall, the Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability program (PALS) has continued its efforts to solve Maryland’s toughest issues with the help of the university’s brightest students and faculty. Administered by MAPP’s National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG), PALS works to connect studen...View Article Details for PALS Projects Focus On Community Impact For the Fall 2023 Semester 
Columbia University Takes First Place At Eighth Annual Colvin Case Study Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Carrie Chard, Colvin Institute / cchard@umd.eduWednesday, December 13, 2023College Park, Md.— A mixed-use residential and commercial building located in Downtown Brooklyn won first place at the eighth annual Colvin Case Study Challenge on Saturday, Dec. 9. A team from C...View Article Details for Columbia University Takes First Place At Eighth Annual Colvin Case Study Challenge 
MAPP Alums Receive Top Honors at AIA PV 2023 Excellence in Design Awards
Written by Brianna Rhodes Ten MAPP alumni were among the recipients who took home awards at this year's Excellence in Design Awards during the AIA Potomac Valley (AIA PV) Design + Leadership awards celebration on Thursday, Oct. 19. The event took place at the Montgomery County Planning Department’s ...View Article Details for MAPP Alums Receive Top Honors at AIA PV 2023 Excellence in Design Awards 
Craig Spangler Receives UMD President’s Award
MAPP alums are no strangers to receiving top awards worldwide, but being recognized at their alma mater makes being an award recipient extra special. Just ask Craig Spangler, AIA (B.ARCH ‘82), who received the President's Award at the Alumni Association’s 2023 A Celebration of Terps: Featuring the M...View Article Details for Craig Spangler Receives UMD President’s Award 
Join Region III TCTAC Mailing List & Support Environmental Justice Initiatives
On April 13, 2023, the EPA announced the TCTAC initiative, which aims to provide grant funding to eligible applicants for the establishment of technical assistance centers nationwide. These centers will offer critical support to communities facing environmental justice concerns, as well as their par...View Article Details for Join Region III TCTAC Mailing List & Support Environmental Justice Initiatives 
Celebrating a Sustainable Partnership
By Tom Reynolds, MML Senior Director, Leadership DevelopmentIn 2014, the Maryland Municipal League entered a partnership with a new program called Sustainable Maryland Certified. Now known simply as Sustainable Maryland, the program is part of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of Ma...View Article Details for Celebrating a Sustainable Partnership