
Best in Class
Written by Maggie Haslam and Brianna Rhodes

Restoring a Main Street’s “Charm”
Architecture student Christophe Tanis discovered a bold way to gauge a neighborhood’s walkability while strolling down a city street in West Baltimore: He estimated the number of inches between him and a speeding bus. “There’s no safety buffer between the sidewalk and the road, and people are driving so fast,” he said. “It's not a good place for people to walk, period.”

VR Can Boost Police Officer Empathy, UMD Study Finds
The story originally appeared in Maryland Today. Written by John Tucker. The job of police officer isn’t one that’s generally associated with touchy-feeliness, but a new University of Maryland study points to a tool that could help cops better connect with those they serve: virtual reality (VR).

UMD Program Puts Green Brewing Practices on Tap
This article was originally published in Maryland Today.For the nearly 10,000 micro- and craft breweries in the United States, making suds is surprisingly soggy business. The average independent brewery uses between 10 and 20 gallons of water to make just one gallon of beer, compared to the 2:1 ratio of macrobrewers.

In New Exhibit, Architecture Soars
Story written by Maggie Haslam and Brianna RhodesOne of the wildest shows in New York isn’t in Manhattan’s theater district, but 30 miles east on Long Island’s Oyster Bay. At a Barbie-pink storybook cottage, amazingly constructed around a grove of saplings that pierce the roof, visitors flock to see red-bellied woodpeckers, chimney swifts and Carolina wrens that unknowingly play a starring role just beyond its walls.

2023 - Present
Designing a Resilience Action Plan for Maryland’s Coastal Communities
As Maryland’s coastal communities face increasing climate threats, including rising sea levels and severe storms, this initiative aims to strengthen the resilience of eight vulnerable coastal jurisdictions. The project focuses on addressing climate-related hazards through nature-based solutions (NBS) and enhancing fish and wildlife habitats.
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