UMD Team Wins NAIOP Regional Real Estate Competition
A team of four graduate students from the University of Maryland’s Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development has won first place in the NAIOP DC l MD 2021 Capital Challenge, an intercollegiate real estate competition for the Washington, D.C. area. UMD’s development strategy for a high-profile property in Fairfax County prevailed over proposals from Georgetown University, American University and George Mason University in a nail-biter live presentation on April 23rd.
Colvin Institute's Capstone Competition
Eleven MRED (Masters of Real Estate Development) students presented their fall 2018 capstone projects on December 16, to a jury of real estate professionals from around the area, as they competed for the Colvin Institute’s first place cash prize of $1,000.
Third Annual Colvin Case Study Challenge
UMD Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development Announces Winners in Third Annual Colvin Case Study Team of undergrads wins top prize for first time
Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub Launches With $2.2M Grant From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Written by Kelly Blake, Maryland TodayA $2.2 million grant will help launch a University of Maryland-led initiative to address the effects of environmental racism and climate change across the mid-Atlantic region, providing financial and training support and advocating for policy changes.
A Foundation for Dignified Senior Housing
Rodney Harrell (PhD ’08) and Shannon Guzman (M.C.P. ’08) will tell you that senior housing issues in America aren’t a senior problem—they’re an everyone problem. In less than 10 years, there will be 72 million people over the age of 65 in the United States. Many of those individuals will be cared for by some 48 million family members. Where they will live—and the quality of life they receive in those places—largely depends on how prepared we are as a nation.
ARCH Alum Named Maryland Secretary of Housing & Community Development
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has appointed University of Maryland alum and former Salisbury, Maryland, Mayor Jake Day as the state’s new secretary of housing and community development. Day took office as acting secretary on January 18.
A Prescription for Healthier Communities
A new grant initiative launched by the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (MAPP) and the School of Public Health (SPH) hopes to spark innovative research around the challenges of building healthy, equitable communities.
Five MAPP Faculty Awarded University Funding to Tackle “Grand Challenges” of Our Time
Efforts to address global water issues, combat urban inequity, respond to environmental contamination and close the digital divide will receive new funding as part of the largest comprehensive grant program in University of Maryland’s history.
New Podcast Looks to Build Optimism for an Uncertain World
When Clinical Associate Professor Julie Gabrielli landed her first job out of graduate school, she was eager to put the big, sustainably minded ideas cultivated during school into practice. But the practice had other plans.“Firm life is intensely practical, and client focused,” she said. “Back then, people weren’t thinking about sustainability the way they are now. And I had so much to learn about the basics.”
Marccus Hendricks Joins White House Council on Environmental Quality
The White House Council on Environmental Quality has tapped Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Marccus Hendricks, to serve as a Senior Advisor for Climate and Community Resilience on the inaugural Environmental Justice team. A one-year appointment through the Executive Office of the President of the United States, Hendricks will support the development of federal policies, initiatives and efforts that advance place-based strategies and solutions related to water, hazard mitigation, disaster recovery and infrastructure.