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UMD Students Present Final Sustainability Projects to The City of Frederick
Students, faculty and administrators from the University of Maryland gathered at College Park City Hall Tuesday night to present four city-focused sustainability projects to Mayor Andrew Fellows and the City Council. The projects—a calculation of College Park’s annual greenhouse gas emissions; desig...View Article Details for UMD Students Present Final Sustainability Projects to The City of Frederick 
David Do Named Director of Washington, D.C.’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
Urban Studies and Planning Program Graduate Student David Do has been named the new Director of Washington, D.C.’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA). D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced David’s new role last week, saying, “I welcome David’s enthusiasm and am delighted to have him j...View Article Details for David Do Named Director of Washington, D.C.’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs 
Bostwick Gets a Boost with Long-Awaited Restoration Projects
The powerful derecho that hit the Washington area in June of 2012 is on record as one of the most destructive, fast-moving storms in U.S. history. While the region has largely recovered, there are still traces of the storm’s destruction. For many in the MAPP community, there is no better example of ...View Article Details for Bostwick Gets a Boost with Long-Awaited Restoration Projects 
Fulbright Scholar Looks to U.S. Preservation Efforts for Inspiration in Ukraine
When Kateryna Goncharova presented the University of Maryland’s Historic Preservation program’s Marvin Breckenridge Patterson Lecture at the Ukrainian embassy in 2012, she emphasized significant differences between the U.S. preservation industry and the system of preservation in her home country of ...View Article Details for Fulbright Scholar Looks to U.S. Preservation Efforts for Inspiration in Ukraine 
PALS Program Launches Partnership with College Park
The University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth announced today a new, on-going partnership with the City of College Park that will leverage University assets to tackle city challenges in sustainability. The Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability, or “PALS” program, will mat...View Article Details for PALS Program Launches Partnership with College Park 
UMD DOES IT AGAIN! ULI Final 4
TERPS make “the final four” at the 2015 ULI-Gerald Hines Student Urban Design CompetitionA team of graduate students from UMD’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation has landed one of four finalist slots in the thirteenth annual Urban Land Institute/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design C...View Article Details for UMD DOES IT AGAIN! ULI Final 4