![Traffic on the DC beltway.](/sites/default/files/styles/home_page_slideshow/public/2023-03/Traffic_GettyImages_web.jpg?itok=MfSbyGhc)
UMD Survey Indicates ‘New Normal’ for Maryland’s Daily Commute
Hybrid, In-person Workers Reject Transit and Biking, Even for Short Trips
Mar 28, 2023
![Women in Leadership collage](/sites/default/files/styles/home_page_slideshow/public/2023-03/Final_Women_Leadership_Collage.png?itok=atvS_jG1)
Women continue to face obstacles on the path to leadership. We asked seven accomplished alumnae what they learned on their journeys—and what ultimately shaped their success.
Mar 24, 2023
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UMD Team Makes “Final Four” in HUD Innovation in Affordable Housing Competition
Team looks to bring dynamic affordable housing to underdeveloped block in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood
Feb 17, 2023
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Five MAPP Faculty Awarded University Funding to Tackle “Grand Challenges” of Our Time
Projects will address issues in sustainability, social justice and community resilience
Feb 17, 2023
A Prescription for Healthier Communities
New Seed Grants to Sow Interdisciplinary Research Between MAPP, UMD School of Public Health
Feb 10, 2023
![AARP's Rodney Harrell (Ph.D. '08) and Shannon Guzman (M.C.P. '08)](/sites/default/files/styles/home_page_slideshow/public/2023-02/ShannonGuzman_RodneyHarrell_07192022_SC_7627_1920x1080.jpg?itok=IyAGlgNB)
A Foundation for Dignified Senior Housing
73 million Americans will be over 65 by 2030. Rodney Harrell and Shannon Guzman are ensuring that, when it comes to housing, they’ll have options.
Feb 8, 2023
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Students a City's Narrative Through a Camera Lens
In MAPP’s new study abroad course, a country’s politics, culture and economy are writ large on its city streets
Feb 7, 2023
![A street walkway that has lots of greenery coming between concrete. People are walking and biking.](/sites/default/files/styles/home_page_slideshow/public/2022-12/Pierce%20Ave%20Rachel%20Whiteheart.png?itok=mKt86MJR)
Bringing Justice—and a New Chapter—to a College Park Community
UMD Project Envisions Possible Futures for the Lakeland Neighborhood
Dec 13, 2022