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Global FEWture Alliance cross-pollinates disciplines in the Hyattsville Food Forest
On a recent cool Friday afternoon just south of campus, a group of students from UMD’s College Park Scholars and College of Arts and Humanities came together to usher in spring with a timely volunteer project.View Article Details for Global FEWture Alliance cross-pollinates disciplines in the Hyattsville Food Forest -
Testing the (drinking) waters in Maryland
The Hollewas have lived happily in their home in a tidy neighborhood in rural Adamstown, Maryland for over a decade. But during the last eight months these empty-nesters have been troubled by the water coming out of their faucets: it’s often brownish-yellow, with a strange sediment.View Article Details for Testing the (drinking) waters in Maryland -
Elevated E. coli, staph still detected in Potomac river 4 weeks after sewage spill
Nearly a month after a wastewater pipe broke and spewed hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River just north of Washington, D.C., the latest water testing results from the University of Maryland School of Public Health continue to show high levels of E. coli and S. aureus ...View Article Details for Elevated E. coli, staph still detected in Potomac river 4 weeks after sewage spill -
UMD team finds E. coli, MRSA in Potomac River after sewage spill
Following one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, University of Maryland researchers have detected high levels of fecal-related bacteria and disease-causing pathogens in the Potomac River, raising urgent public health concerns and underscoring the risks posed by aging sewer infrastructure.View Article Details for UMD team finds E. coli, MRSA in Potomac River after sewage spill -
Study: How can we stop the spread of flu?
This year’s flu season is turning out to be brutal. As a new variant known as subclade K spreads rapidly, a study out today offers clues as to how to avoid the annual sickness. Researchers from University of Maryland Schools of Public Health and Engineering in College Park and the School of Medici...View Article Details for Study: How can we stop the spread of flu? -
Study Finds Dangerous Bacteria in Homes Plagued by Sewage Backups
A University of Maryland study of Baltimore houses with recent sewage backups revealed that most had toxic bacteria that could potentially infect residents who touch a contaminated surface or breathe contaminated air.View Article Details for Study Finds Dangerous Bacteria in Homes Plagued by Sewage Backups