Local and Global Impact
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Stories related to UMD's Local and Global Impact Goals
![Larry Tumlin volunteering at Campus Pantry](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2021-09/CampusPantry_06012021_SC_0204_1920x1080.jpg?itok=OSKAr9_R)
10-Years of Sustainable Food
Nov 02, 2022 -- Celebrate A Decade of Green Dining Programs at UMD
![Grand Challenges Adressing Climate Challenges](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-04/Grand%20Challenges%20Addressing%20Climate%20Challenges.png?itok=FRsS-IiR)
Rising to a Grand Challenge: Climate-Related Disasters, Farming Crises
Apr 26, 2023 -- Institutional Grant Team Works to Provide Early Warning in Maryland, Beyond
![Do Good Challenge Winners (2023)](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-04/Do%20Good%20Challenge%20%282023%29.jpg?itok=uzYiKtKK)
Green Lab Startup, Camp for Kids Dealing With Parents’ Cancer Take First Place in Do Good Challenge
Apr 25, 2023 -- 6 Student Teams Split $20K for Their Impactful Ventures, Projects Tackling Social Issues
![Mt Rainer Community Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-04/EFC_Mt_rainer_web_0.jpg?itok=R-bfZ13j)
UMD Sparks Partnership with Pepco on Green Projects
Jan 27, 2023 -- Environmental Stewardship, Community Resiliency the Focus of $125K in Grants from Utility
![Good Neighbor Day (2022, photo by John Consoli)](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-04/GoodNeighborDay_111222_0058_JC_1920x1080.jpg?itok=lIAoRajz)
Labors for Our Neighbors
Nov 14, 2022 -- UMD, City Volunteers Tackle 40 Service Projects on Good Neighbor Day
![QUEST information session (2022)](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-04/IMG-0600-1920x1080.jpg?itok=lt9lWXG9)
A Three-Decade QUEST
Nov 11, 2022 -- Multidisciplinary Honors Program Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Solving Problems With Corporate, Government Partners
![NASA Global snapshot](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-04/nasa-gyp1xkjZNg8-unsplash_1920x1080.jpg?itok=imXJityS)
$95M NASA Cooperative Agreement to Support Research Center Focused on Global Sustainability
Sep 27, 2022 -- Funding Allows UMD to Expand Collaboration With Space Agency, Broader Research Community
![UM Extension Staff at Community Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-04/FarmerFieldSchool_07082022_SC_7417_1920x1080.jpg?itok=bPaHnhBj)
From A to Zucchini
Jul 27, 2022 -- University of Maryland Extension Takes Urban Gardeners in Baltimore to Farm Field School
![Amazon river flanked by trees (Photo by Shutterstock)](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-04/shutterstock_1673234188_1920x1080.jpg?itok=SDj60W1r)
$12.75M Bezos-funded Grant to Support Geography Researchers’ New Approach to Global Mapping
Nov 04, 2021 -- Project With World Resources Institute Will Cut Through Data Clutter to Protect the Earth