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The University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship university and one of the nation’s preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 37,000 students, 9,000 faculty and staff, and 250 academic programs. Its faculty includes three Nobel laureates, three Pulitzer Prize winners, 56 members of the national academies and scores of Fulbright scholars. The institution has a $1.9 billion operating budget, and secures $560 million annually in external research funding.

The University of Maryland, College Park is ranked No. 20 among public universities and No. 25 for most innovative schools by U.S. News & World Report, as well as No. 14 among public universities by Forbes. According to The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine, UMD is ranked No. 10 overall for undergraduate entrepreneurship programs. The university is recognized for its diversity, with underrepresented students comprising one-fourth of the student population. For more information about the University of Maryland, College Park, visit www.umd.edu.

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¿Qué trama Putin en África?

Vladimir Putin no está interesado en ayudar a África, sino que usa el continente como un campo de pruebas para hacer avanzar los intereses geoestratégicos del Kremlin.
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Being the main breadwinner didn’t necessarily keep married mums in work during the pandemic

With dads being the primary earners in many heterosexual households, it was often the mother who gave up work to manage extra work at home during the pandemic. But what about heterosexual households where the mother was the primary earner?
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Estudos sobre canto de aves mostram que diversidade melhora Ciência

Durante décadas, os cientistas acreditaram que somente os pássaros machos cantavam. Então, as mulheres entraram em campo e mostraram o que seus antecessores não haviam percebido.
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Department stores survived the pandemic by being adaptable and innovative

The lessons the retail industry learned during the pandemic will continue to shape department store strategies and guide their transformation in the future.
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Travelers will refuse an upgrade to sit near a loved one – new research into when people want to share experiences

New research on our desire to create shared memories with the people we care about offers insights for companies that want to improve their customer service.
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Riset: Pembatasan COVID-19 secara tak terduga telah mengurangi kekerasan ISIS

Pemimpin dunia dan pakar kebijakan luar negeri memperkirakan ISIS akan meningkatkan serangannya selama masa pandemi COVID-19, tapi lockdown justru membantu mempersulit mereka melakukan kekerasan.
A woman walks in Raqa, the former Syrian capital of the Islamic State, in December 2020. Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images

COVID-19 restrictions unexpectedly reduced Islamic State violence – political science experts explain why

While some world leaders and foreign policy experts expected IS to increase its attacks during COVID-19’s early days, travel bans and curfews helped slow violence.

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