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Homecoming 2026: Short Yet Spirited

Terps turn out for tailgates, talent shows and traditions in a condensed celebration.

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Students attend Terp Carnival in the Stamp Student Union as part of Homecoming Week 2026 activities on October 16, 2026

Photo by Dylan Singleton/University of Maryland
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Campus & Community

October 19, 2026
Volunteers counting species at Audubon International’s BioBlitz find “par-fect” blend of nature and discovery.
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Campus & Community

October 19, 2026
UMD embeds staff at four neighboring community colleges to help students find their way to College Park.
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Athletics

October 16, 2026
Honorees Include Stars Spanning Lacrosse, Track and Field, Football, Soccer and Basketball
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Research

October 16, 2026
A UMD professor appointed to help recommend sites for the National Register of Historic Places explains its significance.

Recent Articles

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Students take a class on adolescent development, EDHD413, taught by Professor Geetha Ramani, Ph.D in the Benjamin Building on April 11, 2024.

Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle/University of Maryland

Research

October 16, 2026
UMD researchers found students avoided virtual tutors, had less interaction with course materials and lower grades.
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Campus & Community

October 15, 2026
UMD community members share unlikely encounters around the globe.
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Research

October 15, 2026
Initiative’s AI approach could turn invasive eye injections into simple eye drops.
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Athletics

October 14, 2026
Family with two Terps who served as UMD’s much-loved mascot endow the program.

In Brief

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October 16, 2026
A University of Maryland researcher has been named to a consortium that aims to predict how disease-causing proteins misfold before irreversible damage occurs…

October 16, 2026
The University of Maryland’s Academic Achievement Programs (AAP) will receive more than $5.2 million in grants to continue helping Prince George’s County…

October 14, 2026
Maryland football legends and former NFL players Shawne Merriman and A.J. Francis will host their annual coat and canned food drives, respectively, at…

October 14, 2026
The Maryland field hockey team is ranked No. 1 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll for the first time since 2013, when the Terrapins advanced to…

AI at Maryland

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Research

October 16, 2026
UMD researchers found students avoided virtual tutors, had less interaction with course materials and lower grades.
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Research

October 15, 2026
Initiative’s AI approach could turn invasive eye injections into simple eye drops.
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Research

October 06, 2026
Projects aim to improve outcomes for heart-failure patients and create better method to evaluate AI-enabled medical imaging systems.

Terps Do Good

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Campus & Community

September 15, 2026
Volunteers debut the ElectionCycle and DemocraCycle bikes to share election information.
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Campus & Community

September 08, 2026
Improving literacy, teaching oral hygiene, hosting a free football camp and more.
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Campus & Community

May 26, 2026
UMD student team creates, installs motorized device for child with special needs

Videos

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Research

October 05, 2026
Sustainable agriculture finds home in lab that feeds innovation as well as Terps in the dining halls.
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Campus & Community

July 15, 2026
Dining Services chef shares the scoop on the creamy, dreamy world of UMD ice cream
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Research

July 17, 2026
A state team assesses health, tracks populations to protect bear and human communities
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Campus & Community

May 22, 2026
At Commencement 2026, UMD and NASA alumna Jeanette Epps urges students to stay curious

From Terp Magazine

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Fall 2026

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.
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Fall 2026

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.
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Fall 2026

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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