Our faculty research tackles challenges in transportation, housing, water quality, heritage preservation, building tech and the most pressing challenges of our built environment.
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VR Can Boost Police Empathy
Officers Immersed in Simulated Confrontations Felt More Connection to People in Mental Health Crisis

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

Unearthing a Campus’ Past
Students Look for Clues to Life Before UMD’s Founding in Ongoing Archeological Project

Healthy Seed Grant Initiative
Inaugural Projects Dig Into Connections Between Built Environment, Health Outcomes, Quality of Life

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

Stormwater Sensor Project
This project provides real-time and continuous data to inform stormwater surface runoff treatments.