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UMD Researchers Work to Mitigate Water Scarcity Crisis with Solar-Powered Devices Made of Wood

College Park, Md. — Engineers at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering have created a novel technological solution to the pressing global challenge of water scarcity by creating a suite of solar steam generation devices that are at once efficient, easily accessible, environmentally friendly, biodegradable, and extremely low cost. Inspired by the […]

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University of Maryland School of Engineering Announces Unprecedented Investment from A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation

  The University of Maryland announced today a transformative investment of $219,486,000 from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation. Building Together: An Investment for Maryland will increase college access and affordability, inspire the next generation of engineering leaders, and spark innovations that tackle today’s most daunting problems. This investment, the largest in UMD history and

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CALCE partners with FDA to improve wearable device reliability, safety

Wearable electronics have become ubiquitous—smart watches and fitness trackers are a few of the more popular devices. But, some people require body-attached medical devices. These include wearable defibrillators, blood-pressure monitors, heart-assist devices and infusion pumps. They’re a less common, but, to the patients who require them, they play a vital role. These devices help keep

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Hopkins, Maryland, UMBC ranked among top colleges by U.S. News and World Report

The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, College Park were ranked among the top tier in the U.S. News and World Report annual rankings of colleges and universities released Tuesday. Johns Hopkins was ranked 11th and College Park was ranked 61 in the category of Best National Universities. University of Maryland Baltimore County was ranked 159. U.S.

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