Grand Challenges Grants

Research

UMD Tech Tool Aims to Make Workplaces More Inclusive for Autistic People

October 12, 2023

Video Platform Designed by Neurodiverse Team Could Improve Communications for All

Research

UMD Researchers Help Hyattsville’s Food Forests Look to the ‘FEWture’

September 22, 2023

Pawpaws, Persimmons and Beach Plums: Edible Ecosystems to Become More Resilient

Research

An Ally for Access

September 15, 2023

Palm-sized Robot Navigates Touchscreens for Visually Impaired Users

Research

$1.5M NSF Grant to Boost Middle School Math Learning With AI

September 14, 2023

UMD Researchers Join Team Using Machine Learning to Assess Online Lesson Quality

Campus & Community

UMD to Debut Minor in Anti-Black Racism

April 28, 2023

Program to Prepare Students to Identify and Disrupt Individual, Structural and Cultural Racism

Research

Rising to a Grand Challenge: Climate-Related Disasters, Farming Crises

April 26, 2023

Institutional Grant Team Works to Provide Early Warning in Maryland, Beyond

Research

Rising to a Grand Challenge: Food, Energy and Water in a Changing Climate

April 12, 2023

Institutional Grant Team Works for Balanced Approaches to Existential Problems

Research

Behind the Wheel or in the Cockpit, Researcher Helps Marylanders Breathe Easier

April 03, 2023

Mobile Monitoring Tracks Greenhouse Gases and Other Pollutants

Research

Rising to a Grand Challenge: Childhood Literacy

March 28, 2023

Institutional Grant Recipient Looks Beyond the Classroom to Build Skills

Research

AI Melds With Musical Tradition in Violin Teaching Platform

February 23, 2023

Computer Vision and Audio Can Analyze Playing When Instructors Are Scarce

Research

$30M in Grand Challenges Grants Awarded

February 16, 2023

Funded Projects Pursue Global Good, Targeting Climate, Racial Justice, Energy and More