Ask the Expert: Jesse Saginor
The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut in September signaled that the inflation induced by COVID-19 is easing up—and a move economists say will make it easier for Americans to borrow money.But it’s not enough to solve the housing crisis that many Americans are weathering, said Jesse Saginor, associ...
$1.6M FTA Grant Aims to Support Communities Along Purple Line Route
This article was originally published in Maryland TodayUniversity of Maryland researchers will work to preserve affordable housing, protect neighborhood assets and create access to green space for the 200,000 residents living along Maryland’s coming light-rail line, supported by $1.6 million award f...
Lindsey May Earns AIA/DC’s Inaugural Architectural Educator Award
The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC) and Washington Architectural Foundation (WAF) have awarded Assistant Clinical Professor Lindsey May the distinction of AIA|DC’s 2020 architectural educator. The award is part of AIA|DC’s annual Awards for Great People, which cel...
Amy Gardner Receives Architect Educator Award
The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC) and the Washington Architectural Foundation have awarded former University of Maryland Clinical Professor Amy Gardner the 2024 Architect Educator Award. The award recognizes individuals or organizations that have advanced archit...
Amy Gardner’s Legacy at UMD is a Group Effort
If you look through the hundreds of photos taken of Clinical Professor Amy Gardner at the University of Maryland, there’s one thing that sticks out—and it’s not her signature asymmetrical hairstyle. It’s that she’s rarely alone. In shot after shot, she’s huddled around tables with students, or one o...
Amy Gardner Named Professor Emerita
Amy Gardner, a longtime clinical professor of architecture who helped create a national benchmark for the Architecture Program’s studio curricula at the University of Maryland, has been named professor emerita of architecture by University President Darryll J. Pines.A highly successful residential a...
Tayo Taiwo’s Road to Success
Growing up in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, Tayo Taiwo experienced a tragic event that changed his life forever: He witnessed his uncle die in a road accident. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1.19 million people die every year in traffic accidents. For Taiwo, his loss was more than a ...
Green Infrastructure Makes “Cents” for Cities
A new brief on the economic benefits of green infrastructure demonstrates the dollars and “sense” behind trails, urban trees and other landscapes, making a case for communities to “scale up” nature-based solutions. Developed by UMD’s Environmental Finance Center for the American Society of Landscape...
Helping Students Navigate “Firsts”
The biggest obstacle Giuseppe Gordillo-Terreros faced going to college wasn’t the apprehension of move-in or the first day of classes: It was the application process. As the first person in his family to go to a four-year university, he found it very challenging to navigate the lengthy paperwork, in...
Four UMD Students Named Ferguson CLE Fellows
Four undergraduate students from the University of Maryland were selected to be a part of the Ferguson Centers for Leadership Excellence’s (CLE) third class of Ferguson Fellows.Manasa Alur, Kerem Bulut, Anjali Sharma and Cameron Williams are among 62 students that were selected for this year’s progr...