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University of Maryland Becoming the "Go-To" Campus for Presidents

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UMD Brain Cap Technology Turns Thought into Motion


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Weeks of May 5 to May 11

Rankings:  BusinessWeek Names University of Maryland and Loyola among Top Undergrad B-Schools (Citybizlist Baltimore)


Science Experts:  Excuse me: Gassy dinosaurs helped warm Earth (Associated Press)


Innovation & Entrepreneurship:  Cool School: Where Peace Rules, the free peaceful skills building video game for kids is now available! (Yahoo! News)


National Interest :  Americans want to slash defense spending, but Washington isn't listening. (The Washington Post)


National Interest:  Talk to Me, Not to My Daughter. (The New York Times)


Global Impact, Research:  Revenue-Driven Surgery Drives Patients Home Too Early (The Cutting Edge)


Global Impact, Research:  Children's National Medical Center Breaks MRI Speed Sound Barrier. (Yahoo! Finance)




Science and Technology

Ice Cube Gallery of Pictures

Picture taken during the deployment of the first IceCube string after the hot water drilling to 2450m into the ice was completed. In the center kneeling down is Erik Blaufuss, a University of Maryland scientist
(Jan. 28, 2005).

Ice Cube string installed.
Sullivan in front of the first Ice Cube string.The cable has been trenched in and
the hole cover by a steel grate.
The top of the cable from the first IceCube string being connected to a junction box at the surface.
Ice Cube string installed.
Shown is a view of the drill/deployment tower over the hole after deployment
with the cable still strung through the tower. The cable was lowered and trenched.

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