Whether bolstering learning in underserved areas, battling food insecurity or fighting climate change, projects supported by the ˿app’s are doing good in communities around the state. President Darryll J. Pines recently visited three of them to see the work first-hand.
At an elementary school in Adelphi, Md., Pines observed work by researchers with the aimed at improving teaching methods for dual-language students. His journey also took him to an urban farm in Baltimore, where researchers with the are working with residents to harvest rainwater to grow crops. A visit to ˿app’s own golf course showed scientists affiliated with the studying how to keep greenhouse gases locked in wetlands rather than warming the atmosphere.
This latest installment of “Enterprise: ˿app Research Stories” zeroes in on the dedication of Terp experts to using their knowledge to address society’s biggest challenges.
Watch the . (The segment on MILE begins at 3:28 and features Melinda Martin-Beltran, associate professor in the College of Education and associate director of professional development for MILE.)
This article is adapted from a story that first appeared in .
