Active Learning, New Occupancy Models, and Collaborative Research Enhance Interdisciplinary Science

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2013-02-01

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Cuddy, Dennis P., Jonathan Friedan, and Alexa Hansford. “Active Learning, New Occupancy Models, and Collaborative Research Enhance Interdisciplinary Science.” Tradeline. February 1, 2023. https://www.tradelineinc.com/reports/2023-2/active-learning-new-occupancy-models-and-collaborative-research-enhance.

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The University of Maryland in Baltimore County (UMBC) is surpassing expectations for student retention, faculty recruitment, and productivity by using active learning, pioneering research models, and new building occupancy criteria in its Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building (ILSB). The 130,000-gsf building, which opened in 2019, provides 70,000 nasf of flexible research and education space to accommodate current and future students and faculty in the life sciences and biotechnology programs.