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2012-05-22 09:05:36

As Egypt prepares this week to elect its first president since the 2011 revolution, a new University of Maryland poll finds the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate tied for fourth place.

2012-05-21 06:20:51

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ITS America Annual Meeting -- INRIX today introduced the industry's first Real-Time Traffic Data Quality Assurance Program at

2012-05-08 23:59:27

A cross-disciplinary team of researchers at the University of Maryland has designed a molecular container that can hold drug molecules and increase their solubility, in one case up to nearly 3000 times.

2012-05-03 10:25:25

COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Debra L. Shapiro, the Clarice Smith Professor of Management and Organization at the Robert H.

2012-05-02 06:21:36

About Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of MarylandThe University of Maryland educates the next generation of entrepreneurs, creates successful ventures, and connects Maryland companies with university resources to help them succeed. UMD is ranked as one the nation's top schools for entrepreneurship and innovation as a result of 25 years of collaborative effort from the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) in the A. James Clark School of Engineering and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship in the Robert H. Smith School of Business. Highlights include: three experiential entrepreneurship learning programs and 30 entrepreneurship and innovation courses serving more than 1,200 students at the pre-college, undergraduate, graduate and executive education levels; monthly entrepreneur office hours and mentoring/pitch programs with experienced entrepreneurs-in-residence; a global entrepreneurship program with partnerships in China and Israel; a technology incubator/accelerator startup program with more than 100 graduates including billion dollar companies such as Martek Biosciences and Digene; and an on-campus angel network of more than 40 active, accredited angel investors and venture capitalists for early-stage capital. UMD has had a $25.7 billion impact on the Maryland economy and helped create or retain more than 5,300 jobs. Top-selling products such as MedImmune's Synagis®, which protects infants from a deadly respiratory disease, and Hughes Communications' HughesNet®, which brings satellite-based, high-speed Internet access to the world, were developed through or enhanced by UMD programs. About the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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