Research & Innovation News
Rising to a Grand Challenge: Childhood Literacy
Reading scores in Maryland are moving in the opposite direction. Despite being the nation’s fourth-most educated state and among its wealthiest, Maryland now ranks four points below the national average with over half of its schoolchildren not reading at grade level. Now, a team of researchers and practitioners from Morgan State University and the University of Maryland want to foster literacy across the state for generations to come with the help of a three-year, $3 million Grand Challenges Institutional Grant. The Maryland Initiative for Literacy and Equity (MILE) will harness the building blocks of language and literacy acquisition.
Morgan State University to Receive $6.8M for Two New Research Centers Focused on Microelectronics and Education Disparities
Morgan State University will receive nearly $7 million in state funds to launch two new research centers, moving the historically Black university closer to being designated with the highest classification for a research institution. One of the new centers will drive innovation in the design and manufacturing of semiconductors, while the other will focus on mitigating the challenges facing public schools.
Morgan State University Expands Research Capabilities with Addition of Two Newly State-Funded Research Centers
Center for Research and Education in Microelectronics to Advance Scientific Activity in Semiconductor Fabrication While National Center for the Elimination of Educational Disparities to Assess Learning Inequities in Public Education
Morgan State University Plans to Lease Space in Hoen Building for Research Expansion
Morgan State University is planning to lease 30,000 to 35,000 square feet of space in the redeveloped Hoen Lithograph building to make room for new research facilities. The historically Black university, which has its main campus in Northeast Baltimore, is planning to bring two new research centers online in July once new state funding starts
Army Research Office Awards Morgan State University $420,000 Grant to Conduct Simulated Studies of Respiratory Diseases
Research Will Probe Lung Functioning and Illnesses Using Mathematical Equations, Computer Coding to Determine Better Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatments
Collaborative Technology Transfer Program Nurtures and Funds Research-Based Innovations
Morgan State University is one of five institutions collaborating with TEDCO as part of the Maryland Innovation Initiative – a technology transfer program established in 2012 to grow and accelerate promising technologies through venture creation. In 2017, Morgan State launched the Office of Technology and Intellectual Property (OTT). After just five years, the program is thriving.
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