A former University of Maryland employee was indicted Tuesday on theft charges related to an alleged scheme that defrauded the university of more than $1.
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Good Neighbors, Good Deeds Community Engagement Center Leadership Team
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to shut down in Maryland, only those deemed essential were allowed to remain open with strict safety protocols in place. While the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) Community Engagement Center (CEC) was not considered essential to the state, it is absolutely essential to the West Baltimore community it serves.
Ashley Valis, MSW, executive director of community engagement and strategic initiatives at UMB, knew that she and her CEC team would need to find ways to continue serving their West Baltimore neighbors. So Valis and CEC executive director Tyrone Roper, MSW, began brainstorming with their Office of Community Engagement (OCE) colleagues on ways to bring weekly programs and services to virtual platforms.
The University of Maryland, College Park team used this prototype cabin to investigate the design of minimal cabin volumes for deep space exploration missions. (Credits: University of Maryland, College Park)
WASHINGTON (NASA PR) The 2020 Moon to Mars eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge supports NASA’s efforts to develop technologies and capabilities that will enable future human missions to the Moon, Mars, and other solar system destinations.
In collaboration with the National Space Grant Foundation, NASA awarded nearly $310,000 to 11 university teams for the development of studies, concepts, and technologies that could support the agency’s deep space exploration capabilities. Awards ranged from $15,000 to $50,000, and funded projects that support NASA’s efforts to study sustainable and affordable space exploration and engage the next generation of talented scientific thinkers and engineers.