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Activists to Prepare & Share "Stone Soup" to Protest FDA's Antiquated Policies on Genetically Engineered (GMO) Foods COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Occupy Monsanto: Alarmed by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) outdated and pro-biotechnology industry policies concerning the labeling & safety of GMO foods sold in America, safe food activists will hold the largest protest to date at the FDA to demand...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland's Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program today announces it is awarding $4.7 million to Maryland university researchers to help 16 local companies develop technology products. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101005/MTECHLOGO) The projects, which team companies with universities across the state, include gene-silencing for cancer treatment, a new cardiovascular diagnostic...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University System of Maryland has committed nearly $450,000 in base funding support of a partnership between the A. James Clark School of Engineering, the College of Southern Maryland, the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center (SMHEC) and the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) in support of a program that allows students in Southern Maryland to receive an accredited University of Maryland mechanical...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A University of Maryland study projects that Washington, D.C., city and federal property could suffer billions of dollars in damage if sea level rise from global warming increases over the next century. Potential for significant damage will be even greater in the event of extreme weather like Hurricane Sandy. The study by Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Bilal Ayyub, Haralamb Braileanu and Naeem Qureshi, of the...

Projects Span the State, Universities to Advance Commercially Promising Products COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland's Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program today announces it has approved 19 new technology development projects worth $4 million. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101005/MTECHLOGO) The projects, which team companies with universities across the state, focus on advancing commercially...

NORCROSS, Ga., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Serving 37,000 students, 13,000 faculty and staff, and thousands of annual visitors, the University of Maryland Dept. of Transportation Services (DOTS) is responsible for every single parking space on the College Park, MD campus and the vehicle fleet of the Shuttle-UM transit service. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120814/CL57470LOGO ) DOTS has been recognized as one of the first university transportation departments in...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Students from the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering set an unofficial world record of 50 seconds for the duration of a human-powered helicopter flight, far surpassing their 2011 world record of 11.4 seconds with Gamera I and any unofficial flights of prior years. The time will be submitted to the National Aeronautic Association by judge Kris Maynard. The validation process will likely take a few...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On June 20, students on the Gamera II human-powered helicopter team from the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering set a new, unofficial flight duration record of approximately 35 seconds. If verified by the National Aeronautic Association, this new time will supersede the team's previous world record of 11.4 seconds set last July. The Gamera II team is one of at least three competing in the American...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National History Day (NHD) officials announced the winners of the 2012 Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest before a crowd of thousands of students, teachers and parents today at the University of Maryland. The closing ceremony of this year's competition recognized the outstanding work of students at the junior and senior levels across nine categories. "Students from all over the nation showed their passion for...

Clark School Researchers Discover Nanoscale Phenomenon, Potential Computer Speed Advantages COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists have discovered that when electric current is run through carbon nanotubes, objects nearby heat up while the nanotubes themselves stay cool, like a toaster that burns bread without getting hot. Understanding this phenomenon could lead to new ways of building computer processors that can run at higher speeds without...