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A Legacy of Flight

Collage of Ida Van Smith and Toni Paylor

An aerospace engineering student follows in the footsteps of her great-grandmother, who was a Black aviation pioneer.

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Graduate students collaborate with locals in Tanzania

UMD group at Mbeya University of Science and Technology

Graduate students collaborate with locals in Tanzania on food, water, and energy.

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HESP Associate Clinical Professor Pens Article for 'The ASHA Leader'

The ASHA Leader, the digital and print news magazine of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, recently published an article written by Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences (HESP) Assistant Clinical Professor Eliza Thompson.

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Empowering Women in a Patriarchal Society May Change Their Desire for Agency, But Not Gender Norms

Study Shows How Power Dynamic Persists Even as Women Gain A Sense of Individualism

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GEOG Assistant Professor Recognized in Ceremony at Kuwait's Royal Palace

Catherine Nakalembe was recently presented with the 2022 Al-Sumait Prize for African Development in the first ceremony hosted at Kuwait's Royal Palace in a decade.

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UMD-led Project Awarded $1.4M for AI-Driven ‘Digital Twin’ of Central Africa’s Forests

NASA has awarded a University of Maryland-led team a $1.4 million grant to develop artificial intelligence-based technology to support the conservation of carbon and biodiversity corridors in Central Africa.

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