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Discover the difference between a face covering, a surgical mask, and a respirator
What is the difference between a face covering, a surgical mask, and a respirator?
Emergency Preparedness for Laboratories
With the near-miss of Hurricane Florence on Maryland, ESSR's Office of Research Safety is releasing Emergency Preparedness for Laboratories.
Maureen Kotlas appointed Executive Director
I am so pleased to be returning to the University of Maryland as the Executive Director of Environmental Safety, Sustainability & Risk (ESSR.) This is a wonderfully exciting time for the University with record research funding, the addition of new campus facilities, a continuing increase in student enrollment, and membership in the Big Ten (Go Terps!), among many other initiatives and accomplishments.
University News
Op/ed: AI Is Moving Fast; AI Regulation Needs to Catch Up
Tech Policy Expert Finds Business Leaders Support Action to Avoid Misuse
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Op/ed: AI Is Moving Fast; AI Regulation Needs to Catch Up Whatever Happened to … the Maryland Medieval Mercenary Militia?
The Tale of a Student Group of Warlords, Wenches and Serfs
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Whatever Happened to … the Maryland Medieval Mercenary Militia? At New AI Institute’s Celebration, a Question of ‘Who’s at the Table’
Revolutionary Technology Must Embrace Values and Variety of Perspectives, Speakers Say
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At New AI Institute’s Celebration, a Question of ‘Who’s at the Table’