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The University of Maryland, College Park is a public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. Founded in 1856, the University of Maryland is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland. With a fall... 2010 enrollment of more than 37,000 students, over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate programs, Maryland is the largest university in the state and the largest in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is a member of the Association of American Universities and a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference athletic league. The University of Maryland's proximity to the nation's capital has resulted in strong research partnerships with the Federal government. Many members of the faculty receive research funding and institutional support from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration , the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Homeland Security.
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Landover is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 23,078. Beall's Pleasure and Ridgley Methodist Episcopal Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Landover is... located at 38°55′28″N 76°53′15″W / 38.9244°N 76.8876°W / 38.9244; -76.8876. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it has an area of 4.07 square miles , of which 0.004 square miles , or 0.13%, is water. Though small, Landover houses many neighborhoods, which include Glenarden, Brightseat, Ardmore, Palmer Park, Kentland, Dodge Park, Columbia Park, Willow Hills, Belle Haven, Lansdowne, and Village Green. Metrorail's Orange Line passes through the community. Landover Hills is a separate, incorporated community a few miles away. Landover is the birthplace of the late Len Bias. The Prince Georges County Sports and Learning Complex is in Landover. For the 2000 census, Landover was delineated by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Greater Landover census-designated place. The Landover Washington Metro station serves the area on the Orange Line.
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