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University of Maryland (UMD)

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The University of Maryland, College Park is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland. (Wikipedia)

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The Covid Baby Bust

The Covid Baby Bust

>> May 16, 2021

The US birth rate has been declining since the Crash of 2008, but it took an even larger decline during the pandemic to levels unseen since the Great Depression. Today fertility rates are below replacement levels, which could have big impacts on education, employment, and the tax base years down the road.

institutions/organizations: Guttmacher Institute| University of Maryland (UMD)
Coronavirus: What Does It Mean To Us?

Coronavirus: What Does It Mean To Us?

>> February 16, 2020

Experts explain exactly what this Coronavirus is and the relative danger it poses compared to more familiar diseases such as influenza.

institutions/organizations: American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)| University of Maryland (UMD)| Vanderbilt University
Exoskeletons: Enabling Paraplegics to Walk Again

Exoskeletons: Enabling Paraplegics to Walk Again

>> January 22, 2017

Motorized, computer-controlled braces are making the concept of the bionic human into reality. Experts discuss how these exoskeletons work and how they may be used in the future.

institutions/organizations: Moss Rehab| Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory| University of California| University of California, Berkeley| University of Maryland (UMD)
Stoned Driving: How can police tell?

Stoned Driving: How can police tell?

>> January 15, 2017

With recreational marijuana use legal in eight states there are more drivers on the road who are potentially under the influence of marijuana but police have no way to measure it.

institutions/organizations: Center for Medicinal Cannabis| University of California| University of California, San Diego (UCSD)| University of Maryland (UMD)| University of Maryland School of Medicine
How Income Affects Life Expectancy

How Income Affects Life Expectancy

>> December 4, 2016

Average life expectancy in the US is increasing, but among lower income people it is not, and the lifespan gap between rich and poor is increasing.

institutions/organizations: University of Maryland (UMD)| University of Wisconsin
Yawning

Yawning

>> November 6, 2016

Virtually all animals with a backbone yawn, but scientists don’t know what purpose it serves or why yawns are so contagious.

institutions/organizations: State University of New York (SUNY)| State University of New York College at Oneonta| University of Maryland (UMD)| University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Stem Cell Regeneration

Stem Cell Regeneration

>> September 20, 2015

Scientists have discovered that older research animals can seemingly be made young again with infusions of young blood which reactivate stem cells. Researchers have started to isolate factors in plasma that appear to be responsible, opening the door to possibly rolling back the clock on aging. Experts explain.

institutions/organizations: Turritopsis Corporation| University of California| University of California, Berkeley| University of Maryland (UMD)| xVitality Sciences
The Risk of the Front Passenger Seat

The Risk of the Front Passenger Seat

>> August 2, 2015

Few people are aware that the vehicle occupant most likely to be hurt in a crash is the one in the front passenger seat. Experts discuss why this occurs, the different injuries that can occur there, and many ways car occupants can protect themselves from injury.

institutions/organizations: Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary| Insurance Institute for Highway Safety| National Highway Traffic Highway Safety Administration| University of Maryland (UMD)| University of Maryland School of Medicine| University of Washington

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