The Cool Day Jobs of UMD’s Adjunct Professors
Originally published in Maryland Today, written by Annie Krakower. In between days spent defending the Earth from asteroids, teaching jujitsu, studying crime scenes and excelling at hundreds of other vocations, experts across the Baltimore-Washington area come to the University of Maryland to do it ...
Terps Top AIA Potomac Valley’s 2026 “Emerging Professionals” Short List
Julia Campbell ’20, M.Arch ‘22 Samanty Habib’ 21 M.Arch ‘23, and Judy Tram ‘20, M.Arch, M.C.P. ‘24 join an elite cadre of early-career designers selected for the Emerging Professional (EP) Awards Program Class of 2026, a leadership development and mentorship program through AIA Potomac Valley (AIAPV...
2016-2020
Community Lifecycle-cost Analysis of Stormwater Infrastructure (CLASIC)
Community-enabled Lifecycle Analysis of Stormwater Infrastructure Costs (CLASIC) is a collaborative effort between seven institutions looking at green and gray infrastructure alternatives for stormwater. The four-year project (2016-2020) was funded at $2M by USEPA under National Priorities: Life Cycle Costs of Water Infrastructure Alternatives grant.
2017 (October)
Holistically Analyzing the Benefits of Green Infrastructure
Changes in the regulatory landscape, coupled with budget-constrained environments, are driving local governments to search for new or evolving strategies and investments that deliver more value than conventional stormwater management practices.
PALS 2026 Showcase
The PALS showcase is an event held in an "open house" format, where students involved in PALS projects have the opportunity to prepare and present posters that highlight their work. The event is attended by students, faculty and project sponsors (members of local government, business and industry), ...
May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026
2023 - Present
Smart Salting: Enhanced Winter Maintenance
The Smart Salting: Enhanced Winter Maintenance training addresses salt pollution on parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks. This voluntary, statewide road salt certification program is targeted to private applicators and aims to balance the safety and mobility of people during winter weather months with improving application practices to reduce contamination to local streams, wells, and drinking water reservoirs and prevent damage to infrastructure, the environment, and potentially human health.
Distilling a Dream into a Destination
Twenty minutes north of Maryland’s bustling downtown Bethesda, Montgomery County’s vast Agricultural Reserve could be another planet. But among the agrarian outposts nestled along serene, rolling fields is a barn that could easily fit into both: with a seemingly endless backdrop of blue sky, it's a ...
How to Get Urban Farms Flowing in the Right Direction: Harvest the Rainwater
This story originally appeared in Maryland Today, written by Allison Eatough ’97At the Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm in Baltimore, watering the end-of-season tomatoes, kale and Brussels sprouts takes more than just a turn of a spigot.It involves prying up a manhole cover on a nearby sidewalk an...
AIAPV Honors Two MAPP Alums as 2024 “Emerging Professionals”
Written by Brianna RhodesAIA Potomac Valley (AIAPV) welcomes two MAPP alumni as members of the Emerging Professional Awards Program (EPAP) Class of 2024. Nicholas DiBella (B.A. Architecture ‘20, M.ARCH ‘22) and Duong Le, Associate AIA (B.S. Architecture ‘22), join three other talented design leaders...
‘Chalk’ it Up to Safety at Campus Crosswalks
This article originally appeared in Maryland Today.The buzz around Tawes Plaza on Monday morning isn’t the sound of students’ cellphones or whizzing electric scooters, it’s what’s underfoot: a vibrant mural of bees floating between black-eyed Susans and sunflowers.The Insta-worthy asphalt art is one...