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The Compounding Costs of Air Pollution
UMD Study Finds Increased Electricity Use and Decreased Solar Power Generation, Threatening Energy Access Read More
Making Public Transit Work for All
$2.35M NSF Grant Aims to Ease Transportation for Low-income Baltimore Neighborhoods Read More
Revolutionize the Commute: Electric Bicycle
For the past three years, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Romel Gomez has challenged students to push the laws of physics and the limits of technology in his electric bicycle capstone course, where students have developed everything from a solar recumbent bike to an e-mountain bike capable of climbing the stairs of Maryland’s Xfinity Center. Read More
A Dose of Nature - New Study Finds Even Short Times Outdoors Have Therapeutic Effect on Mental Health
Spending as little as 10 minutes of leisure time experiencing nature can measurably improve college students’ mental health and well-being, according to a recent study led by UMD and Cornell University researchers.
More University Sustainability News
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