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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
Take This Class (Summer Edition!): The Secret Life of Buildings
Students Discover Hidden Histories, Meanings in the Everyday Spaces Around Them
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Take This Class (Summer Edition!): The Secret Life of Buildings 
UMD Spinoff Firm Powers Up State’s First Solid-State Battery Production Line
Researcher’s Green Energy Innovations Will Be Used in Defense Department Electronics
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UMD Spinoff Firm Powers Up State’s First Solid-State Battery Production Line 
A Blossoming Business
Inspired by Late Grandmother, Alumna Flourishes in Founding Cut-Flower Farm
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A Blossoming Business