Research
$500K Mellon Grant to Support Study of Evolution of Identity in African Diaspora in U.S.
Project Includes Research Seminars, Museum Events and Social Media Outreach
Op/Ed: Voters Increasingly Lured by Leaders Who Prey on Fear
Psychologist Urges Democracies to Protect Themselves by Addressing a Rising Sense of Threat
Report: U.S. Climate Action Effective Even Without Federal Government Onboard
Maryland Researchers Lead Study of How State, Local and Business Entities Are Combining to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions
Journalism Report: Juvenile ‘Lifers’ Abound in Maryland, Nationwide
Howard Center, Capital News Service Team Up With ‘PBS NewsHour’ for Criminal Justice Investigation
A Week in the Dark Rewires Hearing
Biologists Reveal How Vision Deprivation Affects Neural Connections, Changes Hearing in Mice
The Future of Cool
Engineers Develop New Material to Make Refrigeration, AC More Efficient and Climate-friendly
Study: Higher Substance Abuse Rates for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual People Linked to Stress, Discrimination
Research Expands on Public Health Professor’s Work on LGB-Related Health Disparities
Op/Ed: Alexa, What’s a Reliable Source?
Education Researcher Studies How Children Get Answers, and Assess Their Validity, in the Information Age
Grant to Help Finish Professor’s 30-Year Research at Historic Plantation
Property, Once Owned by Pocahontas’ Granddaughter, Reveals Insights Into Colonial Life
AR: The Trend Changing How You Shop During the Holidays
Marketing Expert: Brace for Stores Everywhere to Adopt This Tech
Birdsong, Chimp Calls and Baby Talk
Maryland Researchers Connect Animal Communication to Human Language in Special Journal Issue
We’ve Entered a New World of Media ‘Constancy’
5 Things Parents, Caregivers Need to Know About Kids and Screens
Debunking ‘Self-Segregation’ Myths With Data
Expert Challenges Assumptions of Cross-Racial Interaction on Campus, Stresses Importance of Diversity
‘Citizens, Not Just Members of an Organization’
Whistleblower Expert Explains Motivations, Risks of Following Conscience
Delivering Holiday Cheer in a Short Shopping Season
Logistics Expert Explains How Carriers, Retailers Are Bracing to Make Sure Your Gifts Arrive on Time
A Leg Up in the Censorship Arms Race
New Artificial Intelligence System Automatically Evolves to Evade Regimes’ Internet Controls
Inoculating Against the Spread of Viral Misinformation
Study of Vaccine-Related Facebook Ads Reveals Ongoing Challenges for Public Health
Content Still King in Streaming Wars
UMD Expert Explains How Disney+, Apple TV+ Might Make You Rethink Your Channel Choices
Lessons, From Paradise Lost
A Year After Devastating California Wildfire, Researcher Explores Links Between Infrastructure, Inequity
Teamed Up for Trouble
Study Reveals How Two Strains of Single Pathogen Work Together to Cause Flesh-eating Infection
Op/ed: What You Didn’t Know About the Reverse Underground Railroad
History Professor, Author Says Stories of Free People Kidnapped Into Slavery Need to Be Told
Expert Questions New Game Plans at Sports Illustrated, Deadspin
Despite Publications’ Problems, Sports Journalism Professor Sees Victories in Industry
Inequity at Birth
Public Health Study Seeks to Inform Efforts to Reduce Racial Gap in Premature Babies
Who Goes Farthest?
Research Tracks the World’s Longest Wild Animal Terrestrial Migrations and Movements
Research: How Durable Are Foster Care’s Benefits?
$3.4M NIH Grant Allows Long-term Study of Romanian Children Who Were Institutionalized to Follow Them as Adults
Delayed Delivery
For Drone Safety Week, UMD Expert Explains What Stands in the Way of Doorstep Airborne Drop-offs
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