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Faculty Research

Home Our Work Faculty Research

Our faculty research tackles challenges in transportation, housing, water quality, heritage preservation, building tech and the most pressing challenges of our built environment. 

To learn more about our faculty research interests, visit our people page.

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UMD Researchers Awarded $1M to Address Flooding, Other Risks in Communities Near Transit Stops

Federal Grant Supports Work in Prince George’s County to Protect Residents, Businesses

Read about the $1M Grant
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Faculty Honored With Independent Scholarship, Research and Creativity Awards

Grants Provide Up to $10K for Projects Spanning AI, Migration, Literature, Music, Environmental Justice and More

Read about Professor of Architecture Andressa Carmo Pena Martinez's project
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Study Finds Dangerous Bacteria in Homes Plagued by Sewage Backups

UMD Research Changes Lives: Team Studying Connections Between Failing Infrastructure, Health Problems

Learn about dangerous bacteria in homes
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UMD AI Study Examines Transit’s Impact on Rising Rents

UMD AI Study Aims to Ensure Transit Options Don’t Create One-Way Ticket to Rising Rents

Learn how the system will pinpoint likely sites of tenant displacement
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Historic Jail Rehabilitation

Multimillion-dollar Investment Will Transform Ellicott City Jail into Research and Education Hub

Learn how Ellicott City's Jail will be rehabilitated
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Homeownership Increasingly Out of Reach

State-Commissioned Study Indicates Housing Costs, Availability at Crisis Levels

Read how Homeownership is increasingly out of reach for Marylanders
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