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Laura Ours

Laura Ours is director of communications and marketing in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

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Study Shows Background Checks Don’t Always Check Out

Bad Data, Human Error Can Lead to Unfair Reports, or Miss Significant Wrongdoing

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UMD-Post Poll: Republicans Increasingly Loyal to Trump, Sympathetic to Capitol Rioters

Survey Also Finds Fewer in GOP Believe Biden Was Legitimately Elected

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UMD Researchers Follow the Money to the House Floor

Computational Tools to Map Connections Between Congressional Speeches and Donations

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Researcher’s New Book Reveals Spirituality Is a Powerful Force in Women’s Prisons

Religion Supports Incarcerated Women, but Divides Into ‘Haves’ and ‘Have Nots’ Too

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Three Professors Named to National Academy of Sciences

Economist, Geologist and Engineer Bring UMD’s Total to 24

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Two Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Sociologist Patricia Hill Collins, Geologist Richard Walker to Be Inducted for Research Into Inequality, Early Solar System

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Parents Can Help Guide Black Teens in Healthy Responses to Discrimination, Study Finds

Addressing Underlying Emotions Spurred by Discrimination Could Prevent Depression, Behavior Problems

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Study Finds Money Rules in Household Energy Efficiency Gains

Geographical Sciences Research Shows Cutting Residential Building Carbon Emissions Can Help Fight Climate Change

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Alums’ $4M Gift Opens Doors to New BSOS Career Center

Renovation, Expansion Will Integrate Career Services, Academics and Advising

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Recent Graduate Awarded National Mitchell Scholarship

Former SGA President A.J. Pruitt Named 1 of 12 Winners to Pursue Graduate Study in Ireland

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Guardians of the Rainforest

Expert on Deforestation, Indigenous Peoples Says Policies, Mindsets Must Change as Fires Rage On

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Treatment Together

Study Explores Benefits of Addressing Undiagnosed Parental ADHD For Children With the Disorder

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