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Frequently, Maryland Today features highlight sustainability successes from the UMD community. Explore some of the article topic tags below to learn more about sustainability at UMD.
Maryland Today Articles: Climate Change
January 30, 2025
A New Way to ‘Rock On’ to Fight Climate Change?
UMD to Study Viability of an Emerging Carbon Credit Market in Basalt Dust to Treat Farm Soil
December 5, 2024
White House Science Policy Leader Cites Dangers, Opportunities at Presidential Forum
The Future of AI, Health and Climate Could Look ‘Dark or Bright,’ Official Says
November 20, 2024
Report: U.S., China Must Collaborate on Carbon Dioxide Removal
Scientists From UMD, Chinese Government Present Findings at U.N. Climate Conference
Maryland Today Articles: Environmental Science & Technology
September 22, 2025
Safeguarding the ‘Soils’ of War
In War-Torn Ukraine, UMD Researcher Advises Farmers on Regenerative Agriculture
September 10, 2025
UMD-Led Study: Good Biosecurity Can Counter Bird Flu Risks
Researchers Identify Conditions That Influence Spread of Disease Endangering Poultry Industry
September 8, 2025
UMD Researchers Will Use AI to Help Boost HPV Vaccine Confidence
New $2.8M NIH Grant Funds Interdisciplinary Chatbot Project With UMB
Maryland Today Articles: Geographical Sciences
October 20, 2025
UMD Researchers Create First System to Track Near-Real Time Changes to Global Land Cover
Satellite-Based Tool Finds Natural Climate Variation, Human Management Led to Biggest Shifts
June 6, 2025
AI Helps Uncover Hidden Airport Hotspots for Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
Predictive Model Spots Patterns of Criminal Activity Otherwise Invisible to Human Monitoring
May 23, 2025
Pulling the Global Fire Alarm
UMD’s Unique Forest-Monitoring Capabilities Revealed an Alarming Wildfire Spike