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Extreme Makeovers: White House Edition
Written by Katherine ShaverCommissioned by President George Washington to design the new nation’s capital, Pierre Charles L’Enfant initially proposed a massive “President’s Palace” surrounded by sprawling grounds—an imposing complex four times the size of today’s White House property.It didn’t take ...View Article Details for Extreme Makeovers: White House Edition Madlen Simon Establishes First Faculty-Led, Need-Based Academic Scholarship
During her term as associate dean of academic affairs, Professor Madlen Simon saw first hand the financial challenges that students navigate on their path to a college degree. But it was a routine phone call in 2020 to a student who hadn’t registered for classes that demonstrated just how quickly th...View Article Details for Madlen Simon Establishes First Faculty-Led, Need-Based Academic Scholarship 
UMD Solidifies Sweep in National Concrete Competition
A proposal for modular, living-learning “innovation villages” on the northeast corner of University of Maryland’s campus cemented a victory for two University of Maryland undergraduates in a national design contest. For a second year, UMD architecture undergraduate students swept first, second and t...View Article Details for UMD Solidifies Sweep in National Concrete Competition 
Faculty Honored With Independent Scholarship, Research and Creativity Awards
This article was originally published in Maryland Today. Written by By Silvana Montañola M.A. ’23 Eleven University of Maryland faculty members have been selected to receive this year’s Independent Scholarship, Research and Creativity Awards (ISRCA), a program that champions bold, original work acro...View Article Details for Faculty Honored With Independent Scholarship, Research and Creativity Awards 
Exhibit Unpacks the Cost, When the Cloud Moves in Next Door
There’s a photograph on display in a new University of Maryland exhibit of a teenage boy, his baseball hat pulled low against the blinding glare of the outfield lights, pensively awaiting a line drive into center field. The iconic shot could have been taken in any American suburb, save one haunting ...View Article Details for Exhibit Unpacks the Cost, When the Cloud Moves in Next Door 
UMD Researchers Awarded $1M to Address Flooding, Other Risks in Communities Near Transit Stops
Nearly $1 million in federal funding will support University of Maryland researchers’ efforts to expand affordable housing, bolster small businesses and strengthen protections against flooding in communities surrounding light-rail and metro transit stops in Prince George’s County. Led by UMD’s Natio...View Article Details for UMD Researchers Awarded $1M to Address Flooding, Other Risks in Communities Near Transit Stops