Institutional Partners 

The University of Maryland is a large Research University located just outside of Washington, DC. Our unique location enables us to offer research opportunities with neighboring universities, research institutes, and state and federal laboratories, including: 
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• USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
  Bridging Biomechanics and Macroevolution: Spider Cheliceral Function and Diversification 
  Shultz Lab
  
  Insect herbivory on fossil leaves from the Late Cretaceous (~75 million years ago) in North America
  Shultz Lab
• Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
  Impacts of invasive predators on island endemic food web networks
  Gruner Lab 
• NASA Applied Sciences Program DEVELOP 
  Incorporating NASA Earth Observations into an Assessment Tool to Identify Correlations Between Factors Associated with Bee Health
  vanEngelsdorp Honey Bee Research Lab
• National Institutes of Health
• Walter Reed Research Institute​ 
• United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture​
  Development of an Innovative Outreach Tool for Beekeeping Best Management Practices
  vanEngelsdorp Honey Bee Research Lab
• USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• Environmental Protection Agency
• National Park Service​