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'Design is a Universal Language'
University of Maryland classroom joins forces with students from Uganda Martyrs University by way of a teleconferenced global charrette—a collaborative design challenge—to create architectural plans for each other’s communities and design across cultural divides.
Geologists Explore Tasmania’s Hidden Gems
Four scientists from the University of Maryland's Department of Geology traipsed through mud to collect garnets from woods, mines and coastlines on the island south of the Australian mainland affectionately called “Tassie.” Garnets are a multicolored mineral widely used in jewelry and industry, but to geologists, they’re treasured time capsules containing secrets of Earth’s past.
Crystal Clear: Centuries-Old Stones Uncovered by Archaeologist Reveal Stories of Ireland’s Mystical Past
University of Maryland anthropologist Stephen Brighton research spotlights the decades in Ireland before and after the 19th century potato famine, a period of abject poverty under British rule. The associate professor of anthropology is the only American licensed to lead excavations on the Emerald Isle, and part of a small group of archaeologists dedicated to that time period in Ireland.
Students grasp Tanzania's food-energy-water realities
Six Global STEWARDS Fellows to visit Tanzania, hailing from across UMD and bringing diverse expertise to the pressing and interrelated issues of food, energy and water (FEW) in a changing climate. The fellows travelled to Tanzania to engage, learn and share knowledge with local partners, farmers and researchers who are working towards sustainable solutions.
From Ashes to Awe
Students and Faculty Mark 20 Years of Excavating and Documenting Little-Known Ruins Near Pompeii
Redefining Pilgrimage: The Journey to Santiago de Compostela
Spanish and Portuguese Lecturer Ginette Alomar Eldredge and the 11 students in her study abroad program trip spent spring break 2024 in Spain on a cultural pilgrimage.
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