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AI Helps Uncover Hidden Airport Hotspots for Illegal Wildlife Trafficking

Predictive Model Spots Patterns of Criminal Activity Otherwise Invisible to Human Monitoring

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Alumna Dedicated to Improving Health Care Delivery Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Award to Fund MBA at Stanford—While She Seeks Harvard MPP Degree

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Study: Divorce Hurts Children’s Long-term Earnings, Increases Chances of Teen Births, Time in Jail

Economists Analyzed Data on 5M American Kids to Quantify Outcomes

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AIM Seed Grants Support 22 AI Research Projects

Funds Support Research Focused on Accessibility, Social Justice, Sustainability and Learning

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Pulling the Global Fire Alarm

UMD’s Unique Forest-Monitoring Capabilities Revealed an Alarming Wildfire Spike

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‘Remarkable Humanity and Depth of Thought’

Medical School-bound Senior Honored as Commencement Medalist; She and Finalists Recognized for Scholarship, Leadership and Advocacy

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A Vote for Civic Education

Gift to Maryland Democracy Initiative Supports Political Engagement, Literacy Efforts

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UMD Economist Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

John C. Haltiwanger Honored for Research Measuring Job Creation and Loss, Labor Productivity

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7 Proposals for AI-Focused Courses Awarded New Grants

Funds Administered by AIM to Support Classes in Arts and Humanities, Public Health, Behavioral and Social Sciences, and Information Science

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UMD Psychology Researcher’s New Book Explains Why People Turn to Conspiracy Theories

Innate Need for ‘Significance,’ Lack of Self-Awareness Can Make Us Susceptible

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UMD Junior Dedicated to Public Service Wins Truman Scholarship

Government and Politics, Computer Science Student is 11th Terp Honored for Exceptional Leadership Potential

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New DNA Lab’s Cutting-Edge Methods Trace Development of Human Cultures

Anthropology ‘Classroom in a Lab’ Is First of Its Kind in State of Maryland

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