The University of Maryland Research Park is home to many science and technology companies. Located just eight miles from the Nation's Capital, this research park is Maryland's largest and ranked among the nation's top 20 research universities. Explore the park and you'll notice key technology clusters, such as homeland and national security, environmental and earth sciences, and food safety and food security. You will see such companies as NASA, FDA, USDA, JIFSAN, and NOAA.