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Faculty Research

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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.

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Research Addressing Mental Health Crisis Earns “Grand Challenges 2.0” Funding

New Project Will Explore the Impact of Environment on Human Health

Read about the Grand Challenges
Researchers on the Potomac River gathering water samples

Waste Watchers

UMD Researchers Wade Into Homeowners’ Sewage Spills and Brave Failing Public Infrastructure to Track Health Risks

Read how UMD Researchers Track Health Risks
Thomas FitzSimons High School and its North Philadelphia neighborhood (2022/Amy J. Bach)

The Neighborhood Impact When School's Out—Forever

5 Hidden Costs of School Closures, According to Associate Professor Ariel Bierbaum

Learn about the Hidden Costs of School Closures
Students pinning up AI architecture iterations

15 Proposals for AI-Focused Courses Awarded New Grants

Funds Administered by AIM to Support Classes in 10 Colleges and Schools Across the University

Learn about the Proposed Architecture AI Course
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Marccus Hendricks Named to 2026-27 Class of Harvard Radcliffe Fellows

Fellowship Will Support Completion of Book on Baltimore’s Sewer System

Read about Marccus' Fellowship
Jennifer Cotting receiving the Research Excellence Impact Award

Jennifer Cotting Honored for Research Impact by the University of Maryland

EFC Director Jennifer Cotting, One of a Dozen to be Honored by UMD

Read About Jennifer's Research Impact
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