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Virginia Tech Professor Ashley Dayer, shown in July 2023 in the Adirondacks, New York, says she was informed on Monday that her NSF funding for a research project examining the role of bird feeders had been canceled because the research touched on DEI themes. (Provided by Ashley Dayer)
Apr 25, 2025

‘I was shocked and saddened’: Trump science cuts target multiple disciplines, including in MD

Hundreds of university researchers, including in Maryland, had their National Science Foundation funding abruptly canceled.

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Sep 13, 2018

Hood College receives $650,000 for new STEM scholarships

Hood College received a grant from the National Science Foundation to support new math and technology scholarships.

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Jun 23, 2015

Grant to fund low-income STEM students at Loyola

A new grant from the National Science Foundation will help 12 students from low-income families to cover the cost of tuition at Loyola University Maryland in the coming years. The […]

Aug 1, 2014

Hagerstown Community College gets cyber grant

Hagerstown Community College is getting a grant of about $714,000 from the National Science Foundation to boost its cybersecurity programs.

Dec 10, 2013

Johns Hopkins No. 1 in U.S. research spending

Johns Hopkins University spent $2.1 billion on research and development in the fiscal year that ended in 2012, making it the top-ranked U.S. institution in research spending. The Washington Post […]

Apr 16, 2013

Young Md. company awarded SBIR grant

Remedium Technologies Inc., of College Park, a startup company founded by University of Maryland graduates, has been awarded a $500,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation to test Hemogrip Foam, the company's sprayable foam to rapidly stop traumatic bleeding.

Sep 25, 2012

Report: Public research universities in peril

They’re the pride and backbone of American higher education, doing essential research and educating en masse the next generations of scientists and engineers. But a new report argues the mission […]

Sep 24, 2012

Hopkins gets $7.4M grant for math, science education

Johns Hopkins University has been awarded a $7.4 million grant to help boost science and math learning in Baltimore elementary schools. The grant was announced Monday by members of Maryland‘s […]

Aug 23, 2012

UMES awarded grant from Nat’l Science Foundation

WASHINGTON — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has been awarded a $500,000 grant from National Science Foundation to help prepare students for science jobs. The grant was announced by […]

Jul 29, 2012

Immigrant’s win could lead to deportation

What looked like the second win in three months for a Nigerian immigrant might yet open the door to his deportation. In May, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a deportation order against Temitope Akinsade ...

Nov 30, 2011

UM engineering school studying animal behavior

Researchers at the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park have teamed up with counterparts at the National Geographic Society and Princeton University to […]

Aug 2, 2011

UM center to develop environmental solutions

COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland says it is launching a new center to develop solutions to environmental challenges. The university says the center is being funded principally through […]