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title: "At Quantum Discovery Center Launch, ‘The World Has Descended Upon College Park’"
date: 2026-09-23T00:00:00-04:00
author: Ella LaGrange
canonical_url: "https://forward.umd.edu/news/at-quantum-discovery-center-launch-the-world-has-descended-upon-college-park"
section: News
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# At Quantum Discovery Center Launch, ‘The World Has Descended Upon College Park’

*September 23, 2026* — by Ella LaGrange
> Governor, Pines herald Microsoft and other global firms’ arrival in the Capital of Quantum.

<span>University of Maryland and state officials on Tuesday opened a home for Microsoft's newest quantum research center, international quantum firms and UMD startups that is designed to anchor Maryland's emerging quantum industry.</span>

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