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15 Proposals for AI-Focused Courses Awarded New Grants
This article was originally published in Maryland Today. Written by: Alyssa RyanFifteen new courses in architecture, education, English, public policy and more that will prepare University of Maryland students to lead in a society increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI) were awarded $230...View Article Details for 15 Proposals for AI-Focused Courses Awarded New Grants 
UMD Wins NAIOP 2026 Capital Challenge
A dynamic entertainment corridor adjacent to the future home of the Washington Commanders proposes a new destination for D.C., and earned six graduate students from the University of Maryland’s Real Estate Development Program first place in the National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (N...View Article Details for UMD Wins NAIOP 2026 Capital Challenge 
Is Healthy Building Design all in Your Head?
By Katherine Shaver Could images of plants, waterfalls and other nature scenes outside hospital room windows help patients recover more quickly? Do specific sounds and the feel of a building’s materials improve people's focus?Healing, productivity and even happiness can be directly connected to the ...View Article Details for Is Healthy Building Design all in Your Head? 
Restoring Community to a Little-Known Part of Gotham
The historic red brick warehouses at West 126th St. and Amsterdam Avenue in West Harlem have been many things over their lifetime. For their first century, they were the epicenter of New York City’s burgeoning beer industry, until Prohibition officers dumped their contents into Harlem sewers in 1923...View Article Details for Restoring Community to a Little-Known Part of Gotham 
EFC's Sustainable Maryland Releases 2025 Annual Report
2025 saw Sustainable Maryland continue to expand our efforts to convene, connect and inspire. We expanded our community to 94 municipalities; awarded the second year of SM Action Grants; instituted quarterly Happy Hours across the state; and continued our collaboration with the national Sustainable ...View Article Details for EFC's Sustainable Maryland Releases 2025 Annual Report 
New Grant Brings Steel Appeal to UMD Design Studios
The University of Maryland’s architecture program has been awarded an inaugural grant from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) to integrate structural steel design methods into its undergraduate and graduate design studios. The four-year, $110,000 grant will help deliver new teaching...View Article Details for New Grant Brings Steel Appeal to UMD Design Studios