Research
Grand Challenges Grants Program Generates Nearly $100M in External Investments to Solve Global Problems
UMD kicks off a second round of grants, awarding $15 million to 11 interdisciplinary research teams.
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.
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.
Recent Articles
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.
October 19, 2026
Volunteers counting species at Audubon International’s BioBlitz find “par-fect” blend of nature and discovery.
October 16, 2026
A UMD professor appointed to help recommend sites for the National Register of Historic Places explains its significance.
In Brief
October 21, 2026
A University of Maryland research team has developed a wood-drying heat pump prototype that delivers 26% more heating capacity than a state-of-the-art…
October 21, 2026
A team of computer scientists at the University of Maryland and Google Research has developed an algorithm able to build a search index for 1 billion items in…
October 21, 2026
xFoundry opened registration on Monday for Before You Share, inviting student teams to build digital products that help people recover the sources and missing…
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.
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.
Maryland Today is produced by the Office of Marketing and Communications for the University of Maryland community on weekdays during the academic year, except for university holidays. Faculty, staff and students receive the daily Maryland Today e-newsletter. To be added to the subscription list, sign up here.