{"id":10927,"date":"2019-06-03T03:34:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T03:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.thimpress.eduma.com\/demo-el-instructor\/?page_id=10927"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:04:55","slug":"home-el","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"MPower Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10927\" class=\"elementor elementor-10927\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0847903 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0847903\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c30ec6\" data-id=\"7c30ec6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78dca23 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78dca23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-684ea23\" data-id=\"684ea23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3366784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3366784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START Homepage Slider REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.7.40 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_3_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_3_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.7.40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-59\" data-title=\"University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State\" data-thumb=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CK0U0153-Augmentarium-fixed-min.jpg\" data-anim=\"adpr:false;ms:300;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"Man looks at colorful screen in front of him.\" title=\"CK0U0153 Augmentarium fixed-min\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CK0U0153-Augmentarium-fixed-min.jpg\" data-bg=\"p:left top;\" data-parallax=\"15\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-59-layer-0\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"shape\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;y:m;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,12,12;l:0,0,15,15;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:100%;h:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vbility=\"f,f,f,f\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-basealign=\"slide\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:3700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:9;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-59-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#fff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tsh=\"c:rgba(0,0,0,0.45);h:15px,15px,9px,9px;v:15px,15px,9px,9px;b:20px,20px,12px,12px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;xo:-11px,-11px,-6px,-6px;y:m;yo:47px,47px,30px,30px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:60,60,38,38;l:70,70,44,44;ls:-1,-1,0,-1;fw:500;a:center;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,0px,none,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:3700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:11;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);font-family:'Poppins';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>University of Maryland Strategic \n <br \/>Partnership: <em>MPowering the State<\/em> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-59-layer-5\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"rs-layer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\/#overview\" target=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;xo:-2px,-2px,0,-2px;y:m,m,b,b;yo:181px,181px,40px,40px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:21;l:22;a:center;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-padding=\"t:15;r:15;b:15;l:15;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-border=\"bor:3px,3px,3px,3px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:3700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:10;background-color:#1d4289;font-family:'Roboto';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><b>Learn more about MPower<\/b> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-59-layer-89\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"shape\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,12,12;l:0,0,15,15;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:100%;h:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-basealign=\"slide\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:8;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.26);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-234\" data-title=\"MPower Release Annual Brochure\" data-thumb=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blue-and-Black-Modern-Market-Research-Presentation-Presentation-3.png\" data-anim=\"ms:300;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"Gray gradient background.\" title=\"UM Scholars Summer Research\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/transparent.png\" data-bg=\"p:left top;c:linear-gradient(355deg, rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%, rgba(137,140,144,1) 100%);\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-234-layer-40\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;xo:401px,401px,259px,259px;yo:179px,179px,115px,115px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,12,12;l:0,0,15,15;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:572px,572px,370px,370px;h:459px,459px,297px,297px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"Photo of 2026 MPower brochure cover. Booklet opened slightly.\" class=\"tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" width=\"618\" height=\"496\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MPowerBrochure3D-2026.png\" data-no-retina> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-234-layer-55\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"rs-layer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MPower-Booklet-2026-v16-WEB.pdf\" target=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"yo:470px,470px,304px,304px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:24,24,15,15;l:37,37,23,23;ls:3,3,1,1;td:underline;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0,0,none,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:9;font-family:'Poppins';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><b>Learn more about MPower's activities and impact.<\/b> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-234-layer-58\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"yo:380px,380px,246px,246px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:47,47,30,30;l:52,52,33,33;ls:-1,-1,0,-1;fw:500;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0,0,none,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:8;font-family:'Poppins';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><em>Through Collaboration<\/em> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-234-layer-60\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"yo:319px,319px,206px,206px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:44,44,28,28;l:49,49,31,31;ls:-1,-1,0,-1;fw:500;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0,0,none,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:7;font-family:'Poppins';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><b>Strengthening Maryland<\/b> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-234-layer-65\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"shape\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"yo:443px,443px,287px,287px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,12,12;l:0,0,15,15;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:617px,617px,399px,399px;h:10px,10px,6px,6px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:10;background-color:#1d4289;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-230\" data-title=\"MPower Early Scholars Investment Fund\" data-thumb=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Red-and-White-Corporate-Modern-Data-Analysis-Presentation-2.png\" data-anim=\"ms:300;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"Students pictured at a table.\" title=\"Red and White Corporate Modern Data Analysis Presentation (2)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Red-and-White-Corporate-Modern-Data-Analysis-Presentation-2.png\" data-bg=\"p:left top;\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-230-layer-7\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#fff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tsh=\"c:#000000;h:2px,2px,0px,0px;v:1px,1px,0px,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:6px,6px,3px,3px;yo:386px,386px,249px,249px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:57,57,36,36;l:70,70,44,44;fw:900;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:1339,1339,867,867;minh:0,0,none,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:8;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.31);font-family:'Roboto';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>MPOWER EARLY SCHOLARS INVESTMENT FUND \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-230-layer-9\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#fff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tsh=\"c:#000000;h:1px,1px,0px,0px;v:1px,1px,0px,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:8px,8px,4px,4px;yo:346px,346px,224px,224px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:36,36,22,22;l:41,41,25,41;fw:200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0,0,none,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:10;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.31);font-family:'Montserrat';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><b>Announcing<\/b> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-230-layer-10\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffcc00\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tsh=\"c:#000000;h:1px,1px,0px,0px;v:1px,1px,0px,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:5px,5px,3px,3px;yo:448px,448px,290px,290px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:45,45,28,28;l:72,72,46,46;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:9;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.31);font-family:'Roboto';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><b><em>High-impact initiative supports Maryland research <\/em><\/b> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-230-layer-11\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"rs-layer rev-btn\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/mpower-early-scholars-investment-fund\/\" target=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;xo:-1px,-1px,0,-1px;yo:548px,548px,354px,354px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:21,21,12,12;l:50,50,31,31;fw:500;a:center;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,0px,none,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-padding=\"r:40,40,26,26;l:40,40,26,26;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-border=\"bor:3px,3px,3px,3px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_hover=\"bgc:#007aff;bor:3px,3px,3px,3px;sp:100;e:power1.inOut;bri:120%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:11;background-color:#1d4289;font-family:'Roboto';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Get more details \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-230-layer-18\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"shape\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;xo:-2px,-2px,0,-2px;y:m;yo:-1px,-1px,0,-1px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,12,12;l:0,0,15,15;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:100%;h:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vbility=\"f,f,f,f\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-basealign=\"slide\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:3700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:9;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-185\" data-title=\"Top 10 Public Institution in Research\" data-thumb=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blue-and-Black-Modern-Market-Research-Presentation-Presentation-3.png\" data-anim=\"ms:300;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"Gray gradient background.\" title=\"UM Scholars Summer Research\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/transparent.png\" data-bg=\"p:0% 70%;c:linear-gradient(355deg, rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%, rgba(137,140,144,1) 100%);\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-185-layer-14\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ff3a2d\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:388px,388px,251px,251px;yo:312px,312px,202px,202px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:40,40,25,25;l:50,50,31,31;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,0px,none,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:14;font-family:'Arial';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><b>UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND <\/b><br \/>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-185-layer-16\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:282px,282px,182px,182px;yo:374px,374px,242px,242px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:40,40,25,25;l:47,47,30,30;ls:-1,-1,0,-1;fw:500;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0,0,none,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"x:-9px,-9px,-5px,-5px;y:6px,6px,3px,3px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:9;font-family:'Poppins';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-185-layer-19\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ff3a2d\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:389px,389px,251px,251px;yo:399px,399px,258px,258px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:59,59,37,37;l:68,68,44,44;ls:-2,-2,0,-2;fw:800;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0,0,none,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:15;font-family:'Poppins';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>TOP 10 \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-185-layer-20\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:398px,398px,257px,257px;yo:573px,573px,370px,370px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:19,19,12,12;l:23,23,14,14;ls:-1,-1,0,-1;fw:500;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0,0,none,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"x:-4px,-4px,-2px,-2px;y:3px,3px,1px,1px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:8;font-family:'Poppins';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><em> National science foundation, higher education research & Development survey<\/em><br \/>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-185-layer-25\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"rs-layer rev-btn\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/university-of-maryland-research-enterprise-ranks-no-14-among-all-u-s-institutions-no-9-among-public-institutions\/\" target=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:576px,576px,373px,373px;yo:635px,635px,411px,411px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:21,21,12,12;l:42,42,26,26;fw:500;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0,0,none,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-padding=\"r:34,34,22,22;l:34,34,22,22;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-border=\"bor:3px,3px,3px,3px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_hover=\"bgc:#007aff;bor:3px,3px,3px,3px;sp:100;e:power1.inOut;bri:120%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:16;background-color:#1d4289;font-family:'Roboto';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Read the full announcement \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-185-layer-26\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:275px,275px,177px,177px;yo:375px,375px,243px,243px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:45,45,28,28;l:53,53,34,34;ls:-1,-1,0,-1;fw:500;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0,0,none,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:10;font-family:'Poppins';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><br \/>\n<br \/>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-185-layer-27\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:388px,388px,251px,251px;yo:358px,358px,231px,231px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:40,40,25,25;l:50,50,31,31;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,0px,none,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:13;font-family:'Arial';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><b>RESEARCH ENTERPRISE <\/b> IS A<br \/>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-185-layer-32\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:390px,390px,252px,252px;yo:454px,454px,294px,294px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:40,40,25,25;l:50,50,31,31;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,0px,none,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:12;font-family:'Arial';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR RESEARCH &<br>DEVELOPMENT<br \/>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-185-layer-45\" 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"shape\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;xo:4px,4px,2px,2px;y:m;yo:9px,9px,5px,5px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,12,12;l:0,0,15,15;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:100%;h:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vbility=\"f,f,f,f\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-basealign=\"slide\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:3700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:9;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-232\" data-title=\"Summer Research Opportunities\" data-thumb=\"\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blue-and-Black-Modern-Company-Management-Business-Presentation-Presentation-1.png\" data-anim=\"ms:300;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"overview\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\"><br>University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: <em>MPowering the State<\/em><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52e71f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52e71f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ba365\" data-id=\"11ba365\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2103d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2103d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>The&nbsp;<\/span><b><span>University of Maryland Strategic Partnership:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><br><b><span><em>MPowering the State<\/em><\/span><\/b><span>&nbsp;(<\/span><span><b>MPower<\/b><span>)<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7baeb3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7baeb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>A collaboration between the state of Maryland\u2019s two most powerful public research engines: the <strong>University of Maryland, Baltimore <\/strong>(<strong>UMB<\/strong>) and the <strong>University of Maryland, College Park <\/strong>(<strong>UMCP<\/strong>) \u2014 to strengthen and serve the state of Maryland and its citizens.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa71511 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa71511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/um-strategic-partnership\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more about the Strategic 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn about MPower's impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e65440 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4e65440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd6f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fd6f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/university-of-maryland-named-top-10-research-institution\/\">University of Maryland Named Top 10 Research Institution<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/university-of-maryland-presidents-announce-research-enterprise-rankings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/White-and-Grey-Modern-Product-Research-Proposal-Presentation.png\" alt=\"University of Maryland Presidents Announce Research Enterprise Rankings\" title=\"MPower logo on top of generic research image.\"  width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Colorful-Spain-Travel-Photo-Collage-1-768x614-1.png\" alt=\"2025 Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference Recap\" title=\"2025 ALEI Conference\"  width=\"334\" height=\"267\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 334px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 334\/267;\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>ademaio<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/2025-agricultural-and-environmental-law-conference-recap\/\">2025 Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 401px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 401\/267;\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>ademaio<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 10, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/new-study-charts-paths-to-end-cervical-cancer\/\">New Study Charts Paths to End Cervical Cancer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/8-75m-investment-supports-research-resilience-amid-challenging-federal-funding-environment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-24-102158.png\" alt=\"$8.75M Investment Supports &#8216;Research Resilience&#8217; Amid Challenging Federal Funding Environment\" title=\"Screenshot 2025-11-24 102158\"  width=\"450\" height=\"257\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/257;\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>ademaio<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 24, 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href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/umcp-fischell-institute-welcomes-two-new-mpower-fellows\/\">UMCP Fischell Institute Welcomes Two New MPower Fellows<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2c42c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ff2c42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View all MPower 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Advancing Maryland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac880c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ac880c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\"><em>Through Collaboration<\/em><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1abd9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe1abd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore\u00a0MPower&#8217;s annual summary of achievements in our <b><a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MPower-Booklet-2026-v16-WEB.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">latest edition<\/span><\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae47aff elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae47aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MPower-Booklet-2026-v16-WEB.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MPowerBrochure3D-2026.png\" title=\"MPowerBrochure3D-2026\" alt=\"Photo of 2026 MPower brochure cover. Booklet opened slightly.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 618px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 618\/496;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49d1c57\" data-id=\"49d1c57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-322db91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"322db91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65524d5\" data-id=\"65524d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e8f8f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1e8f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#9<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e6dc6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94e6dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Among All Public <br>U.S. Research <br>institutions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a715ac\" data-id=\"8a715ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b353951 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b353951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20+<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd68c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecd68c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joint Academic <br>Collaborations at UMB <br>and UMCP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecb92fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecb92fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2507f1\" data-id=\"d2507f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c6c1e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c6c1e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#14<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc1b4d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cc1b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the Nation for <br>Research and <br>Development<br> Spending<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f9324c\" data-id=\"5f9324c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9cdcd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a9cdcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">$1.5B<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9b91e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce9b91e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Combined <br> Research <br>Expenditures <br>(FY24)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd98e53 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width thim-zindex-2 elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd98e53\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"initiatives\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9992a1f thim-padding-left elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"9992a1f\" 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href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/mpower-early-scholars-investment-fund\/\">MPower Early Scholars Investment Fund<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-carousel-item-wrap swiper-slide post-11536 portfolio type-portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/um-scholars-program\/\" title=\"UM Scholars\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"5785\" height=\"3857\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20250724_Research_7663-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20505 lazyload\" alt=\"Room full of students, faculty, and poster presentations\" 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1140\/500;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/maryland-center-of-excellence-in-regulatory-science-and-innovation-m-cersi\/\">Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI)<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-carousel-item-wrap swiper-slide post-11543 portfolio type-portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/maryland-cochlear-implant-center-of-excellence\/\" title=\"Maryland Cochlear Implant Center for Excellence\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cochlear_banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6079 lazyload\" alt=\"Female nurse and an African American man smiling.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cochlear_banner.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cochlear_banner-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cochlear_banner-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cochlear_banner-1024x366.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/500;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/maryland-cochlear-implant-center-of-excellence\/\">Maryland Cochlear Implant Center for Excellence<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-carousel-item-wrap swiper-slide post-11552 portfolio type-portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/master-of-science-in-law-program\/\" title=\"Master of Science in Law\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/master-science-law-banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5202 lazyload\" alt=\"Shot of students walk and stalking in the center of a building.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/master-science-law-banner.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/master-science-law-banner-600x263.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/master-science-law-banner-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/master-science-law-banner-1024x449.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1140px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1140\/500;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/master-of-science-in-law-program\/\">Master of Science in Law<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-carousel-item-wrap swiper-slide post-11544 portfolio type-portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/school-of-social-work-at-shady-grove\/\" title=\"School of Social Work at Shady Grove\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shady-grove-building2-1140x500-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13619 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of Shady Grove building.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shady-grove-building2-1140x500-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shady-grove-building2-1140x500-1-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shady-grove-building2-1140x500-1-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shady-grove-building2-1140x500-1-768x337.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1140px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1140\/500;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/school-of-social-work-at-shady-grove\/\">School of Social Work at Shady Grove<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-carousel-item-wrap swiper-slide post-11546 portfolio type-portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/policing-partnership-master-of-professional-studies-in-public-safety-leadership-and-administration\/\" title=\"Policing Partnership: Master of Professional Studies in Public Safety Leadership and Administration\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/police_banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6085 lazyload\" alt=\"Adult female student using laptop computer at a university lecture.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/police_banner.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/police_banner-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/police_banner-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/police_banner-1024x366.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/500;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/initiatives\/policing-partnership-master-of-professional-studies-in-public-safety-leadership-and-administration\/\">Policing Partnership: Master of Professional Studies in Public Safety Leadership and Administration<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-slider-arrow elementor-swiper-button-prev swiper-button-prev-879617c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-slider-arrow elementor-swiper-button-next swiper-button-next-879617c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e06b899 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width thim-responsive-hidden thim-zindex-1 elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e06b899\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03c16b7\" data-id=\"03c16b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01d581c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"01d581c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b50e892 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b50e892\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"leadership\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32a66ed\" data-id=\"32a66ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a374fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a374fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6d922 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c6d922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220875f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"220875f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: <em>MPowering the State <\/em><\/strong>promotes innovation and impact through collaboration between the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). The two campuses leverage their considerable strengths to attract exceptional faculty, to better serve students, and to position the state in a new economy. The task of achieving these actions as well as realizing the full potential of the partnership is the responsibility of the<strong> Joint Steering Council<\/strong>, whose members have been appointed by the two presidents.<\/p><p>The <strong>Joint Steering Council<\/strong> reports to the presidents, who have dual authority for resource allocation and oversight over the partnership\u2019s projects and programs. The Presidents report progress and activity to the <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Maryland General Assembly, <\/span>Chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM), and to the USM Board of Regents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06fac7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06fac7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"34\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18959 lazyload\" alt=\"Long, gray horizontal dotted line\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png 1024w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-300x16.png 300w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-768x41.png 768w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1536x82.png 1536w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4.png 1994w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/34;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbefd71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbefd71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Co-Leaders<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c824f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c824f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff778fa\" data-id=\"ff778fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0d5e0e\" data-id=\"a0d5e0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570429e team-members-homepage elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-team-member\" data-id=\"570429e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"team-member-bruce\" data-widget_type=\"pp-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-image\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20191118_Jarrell_0071-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12840 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of University of Maryland, Baltimore President Bruce Jarrell\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20191118_Jarrell_0071-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20191118_Jarrell_0071-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20191118_Jarrell_0071-scaled-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20191118_Jarrell_0071-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20191118_Jarrell_0071-scaled-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20191118_Jarrell_0071-scaled-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-content pp-tm-content-normal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"pp-tm-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:bjarrell@umaryland.edu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBruce Jarrell, MD, FACS,\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-position\">\n\t\t\t\tPresident, UMB\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-86aaf81\" data-id=\"86aaf81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db3e71 team-members-homepage elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-team-member\" data-id=\"0db3e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"team-member-darryll\" data-widget_type=\"pp-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-image\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1934\" height=\"2417\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DarryllPines_05262020_JC_7202_Finalcrop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12855 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of University of Maryland, College Park President Darryll Pines\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DarryllPines_05262020_JC_7202_Finalcrop.jpg 1934w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DarryllPines_05262020_JC_7202_Finalcrop-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DarryllPines_05262020_JC_7202_Finalcrop-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DarryllPines_05262020_JC_7202_Finalcrop-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DarryllPines_05262020_JC_7202_Finalcrop-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DarryllPines_05262020_JC_7202_Finalcrop-1639x2048.jpg 1639w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1934px) 100vw, 1934px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1934px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1934\/2417;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-content pp-tm-content-normal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"pp-tm-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:president@umd.edu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDarryll Pines, PhD, NAE,\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-position\">\n\t\t\t\tPresident, UMCP\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84600e4\" data-id=\"84600e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3316fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3316fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"34\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18959 lazyload\" alt=\"Long, gray horizontal dotted line\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1024x54.png 1024w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-300x16.png 300w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-768x41.png 768w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4-1536x82.png 1536w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MPower-Graphics-2025-Long-Horizontal-Dotted-Line-4.png 1994w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/34;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41d3fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e41d3fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joint Steering Council<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba9e75a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba9e75a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e72d9a\" data-id=\"0e72d9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d460d4c team-members-homepage elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-team-member\" data-id=\"d460d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"team-member-peter\" data-widget_type=\"pp-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-image\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Crino_Peter-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12839 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of MPower Steering Council member Peter Crino.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Crino_Peter-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Crino_Peter-scaled-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Crino_Peter-scaled-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Crino_Peter-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Crino_Peter-scaled-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Crino_Peter-scaled-1638x2048.jpg 1638w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/2560;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-content pp-tm-content-normal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"pp-tm-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:pcrino@som.umaryland.edu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter B. Crino, MD, PhD\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-position\">\n\t\t\t\tProfessor and Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20ff5ff\" data-id=\"20ff5ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae91b5 team-members-homepage elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-team-member\" data-id=\"5ae91b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"team-member-michele\" data-widget_type=\"pp-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-image\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"332\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-114729.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20189 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of MPower Steering Council member Blakely Pomietto.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 425px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 425\/332;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-content pp-tm-content-normal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"pp-tm-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:blakely@umd.edu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBlakely R. Pomietto, EdD, MPH\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-position\">\n\t\t\t\tAssistant President and Chief of Staff, UMCP\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45ef627\" data-id=\"45ef627\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ef474 team-members-homepage elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-team-member\" data-id=\"b9ef474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"team-member-jennifer\" data-widget_type=\"pp-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-image\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rice-17Aug17-29_hr-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12857 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of University of Maryland, College Park Provost Jennifer King Rice.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rice-17Aug17-29_hr-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rice-17Aug17-29_hr-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rice-17Aug17-29_hr-scaled-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rice-17Aug17-29_hr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rice-17Aug17-29_hr-scaled-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rice-17Aug17-29_hr-scaled-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-content pp-tm-content-normal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"pp-tm-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jkr@umd.edu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJennifer King Rice, PhD\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-position\">\n\t\t\t\tSenior Vice President and Provost, UMCP\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93c01ed\" data-id=\"93c01ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87f130 team-members-homepage elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-team-member\" data-id=\"a87f130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"team-member-roger\" data-widget_type=\"pp-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-image\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20211201_Ward_0064.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12842 lazyload\" alt=\"Photo of University of Maryland, Baltimore Provost Roger Ward.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20211201_Ward_0064.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/mpower.maryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20211201_Ward_0064-300x200.jpg 300w, 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