Welcome to Maryland Today, Friday, October 23, 2026
Photo of the Week
A squirrel drinks from a fountain in the Garden of Reflection and Remembrance outside Memorial Chapel. (Photo by Dylan Singleton)
October 23, 2026
UMD professional development program gets faculty, staff outdoors.
October 23, 2026
A new University Libraries exhibition brings to light the personal stories of some of the state’s enslaved people.
October 22, 2026
UMD Research Changes Lives: Maryland researchers and clinicians use ‘stutter-affirming therapy’ to replace shame with positive communication goals.
October 22, 2026
UMD Alum’s Vet the Vote initiative builds trust in the system by recruiting former military members and their families to become poll workers.
October 21, 2026
Terps and community members celebrate the state's biodiversity in sculpture, paintings, drawings and more.
October 21, 2026
Alumna’s support will help recruit and retain top scholars in a field that shaped her career in law and service.
Recent Articles
October 20, 2026
A new University of Maryland Extension program will help people channel grief into backyard refuges.
October 20, 2026
$7.5M project unites modern and traditional AI approaches to boost logical reasoning under uncertain conditions.
October 20, 2026
Terps embrace fast-growing sport at new local club.
October 19, 2026
UMD embeds staff at four neighboring community colleges to help students find their way to College Park.
In Brief
October 23, 2026
UMD's main commencement ceremony will take place on May 24, 2027, at 9 a.m. at SECU Stadium, with a weather contingency time of 7 p.m.
October 23, 2026
A new master’s degree from the University of Maryland’s Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health (GEOH) will deliver the knowledge and…
October 23, 2026
Seven projects were selected for Henson Week Mini-Grants, a new funding opportunity honoring the legacy of University of Maryland alums Jim ’60 and Jane ’55…
AI at Maryland
October 20, 2026
$7.5M project unites modern and traditional AI approaches to boost logical reasoning under uncertain conditions.
October 16, 2026
UMD researchers found students avoided virtual tutors, had less interaction with course materials and lower grades.
October 15, 2026
Initiative’s AI approach could turn invasive eye injections into simple eye drops.
Terps Do Good
September 15, 2026
Volunteers debut the ElectionCycle and DemocraCycle bikes to share election information.
September 08, 2026
Improving literacy, teaching oral hygiene, hosting a free football camp and more.
May 26, 2026
UMD student team creates, installs motorized device for child with special needs
Videos
October 05, 2026
Sustainable agriculture finds home in lab that feeds innovation as well as Terps in the dining halls.
July 15, 2026
Dining Services chef shares the scoop on the creamy, dreamy world of UMD ice cream
July 17, 2026
A state team assesses health, tracks populations to protect bear and human communities
May 22, 2026
At Commencement 2026, UMD and NASA alumna Jeanette Epps urges students to stay curious
From Terp Magazine
September 04, 2026
The clickable hyperlink. The Universal Product Code. The Muppets. American life wouldn’t be the same without the ingenuity of UMD researchers and alums.
September 04, 2026
After 60 years in public service, the longtime congressman and Terp retires with a legacy etched on American history, in Maryland and across UMD’s campus.
September 04, 2026
Excavations by UMD researchers and students unearth new stories about the enslaved communities at the Jefferson and Madison estates.
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