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Faculty Research

Home Our Work Faculty Research

Our faculty research tackles challenges in transportation, housing, water quality, heritage preservation, building tech and the most pressing challenges of our built environment. 

To learn more about our faculty research interests, visit our people page.

Howard County Jail

Historic Jail Rehabilitation

Multimillion-dollar Investment Will Transform Ellicott City Jail into Research and Education Hub

Learn how Ellicott City's Jail will be rehabilitated
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New Exhibit Uncovers a Buried History

Culmination of Student Work, Stemming from Ongoing Faculty and Student Research, Documents Stabiae’s Villa Arianna

Uncover the documentations from Stabiae
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In U.S., the Journey to School Can Be Uphill—Both Ways

Urban Planner Ariel Bierbaum Unpacks Growing Transportation Crisis in Public Education

Learn how this research changes lives
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Homeownership Increasingly Out of Reach

State-Commissioned Study Indicates Housing Costs, Availability at Crisis Levels

Read how Homeownership is increasingly out of reach for Marylanders
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VR Can Boost Police Empathy

Officers Immersed in Simulated Confrontations Felt More Connection to People in Mental Health Crisis

VR Can Boost Police Officer Empathy, UMD Study Finds
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Green Brewing Practices on Tap

Federal Grant Funds Expansion of Effort to ‘Distill’ Best Practices for Regional Craft Beer Industry

UMD Program Puts Green Brewing Practices on Tap
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