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DC’s Sewage Spill is a Harbinger to Troubled Waters, Says Hendricks
In the history of U.S. sewage spills, none has evoked a region’s collective “ick” reflex like the massive outburst of effluent into the Potomac River when a 6-foot-wide pipe broke on Jan. 19 upstream from Washington, D.C. By the time the rupture was fixed, enough raw wastewater had gushed out to fil...View Article Details for DC’s Sewage Spill is a Harbinger to Troubled Waters, Says Hendricks 
In Student ‘Shark Tank’ Competition, Creativity Is in the Water
With its tree-lined sidewalks, carpet-like quads and manicured flowerbeds, the archetypical college campus isn’t thirsty for scenery. But its scenery is thirsty all the time, gulping millions of gallons of water a year to keep up appearances. A pitch for a modular vegetation wall that could keep uni...View Article Details for In Student ‘Shark Tank’ Competition, Creativity Is in the Water 
When Easter Eggs Roll at the White House, a UMD Alum Scrambles
Written by Katherine ShaverThe thousands of children and their families planning to descend on the White House grounds on Monday for the annual Easter Egg Roll will find plenty of brightly colored eggs—and become part of a University of Maryland alum’s running history of the 148-year-old spring trad...View Article Details for When Easter Eggs Roll at the White House, a UMD Alum Scrambles Kathryn Howell Receives 2026 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award
University of Maryland National Center for Smart Growth Director Kathryn Howell has earned a 2026 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award for her paper, “A data feminist approach to urban data practice: Tenant power through eviction data,” one of two papers recognized nationally for its o...View Article Details for Kathryn Howell Receives 2026 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award 
Jennifer Cotting Honored for Research Impact by the University of Maryland
Environmental Finance Center Director Jennifer Cotting was one of a dozen researchers and scholars honored by the University of Maryland on March 12 for research leadership and impact at the Maryland Research Excellence Celebration.Hosted by the Division of Research and the Office of the Provost, th...View Article Details for Jennifer Cotting Honored for Research Impact by the University of Maryland