If you think about Maryland, I won’t say every high wind event that we have is associated with some type of storm activity, but a lot of them are. When we have hurricane force winds, we also tend to have a lot of rain.

Bill Koffel

Visiting senior faculty specialist in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering, on why large wildfires like the ones in Los Angeles aren’t likely in Maryland

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Call for Proposals Open for 2025 Teaching Innovation Grants

The University of Maryland is seeking proposals for Teaching Innovation Grants, a program that this year will fund course-based projects integrating Universal Design for Learning principles to foster innovative, inclusive and accessible learning experiences.

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Public Health Researcher Targets Alarming Aspect of Medicare Advantage Plans

A University of Maryland researcher is about to go ghost hunting, with support from a $100,000 grant from the Robert Johnson Wood Foundation (RWJF). It’s not your regular ghostbusting—Assistant Professor Mika Hamer of the School of Public Health’s Department of Health Policy and Management aims to uncover the extent of so-called “ghost networks” in Medicare Advantage health insurance plans.

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Alum, National Champ Marchiano Named Women’s Soccer Head Coach

Two-time national champion Michael Marchiano '09 has been named head coach of the University of Maryland women's soccer program.

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