Students and Nature

Gone are the days of pressing words through powdery sheets of black and red carbon paper. Yet the association of carbon to paper has perhaps never been more intimate than … Read more

Many universities are working hard to reduce their institutional carbon footprint. However, convincing and assisting individuals to take effective actions can prove challenging. University personnel must overcome key barriers, including … Read more

The fall 2009 semester promises a more effective carpooling system for University of Maryland faculty and staff, thanks to campus collaboration by a team of UMD students, the Office of … Read more

Alex Huang likens today’s antiquated electrical grid to the slow and cumbersome computers that existed before the Internet. “Computing has undergone a revolution in the past 20 years,” he says. … Read more