Research
Before the Ballot Box, a Ballot Bot?
Research team’s custom chatbot could help strengthen trust in election workers.
October 28, 2026
The mission to search for massive cosmic explosions, faint galaxies was confirmed for launch by January 2031.
October 28, 2026
A Smith School competition encourages undergrads to recommend strategy for a Montgomery County nonprofit.
October 28, 2026
The new 27-bus fleet, funded by a nearly $40 million federal grant, will save about 130,000 gallons of diesel each year.
October 27, 2026
Voters bombarded by the largest ad spend in history should be skeptical of campaign spots, UMD experts warn.
Recent Articles
October 27, 2026
A real-time brain wave study could help virtual and augmented reality designers head off physical discomfort the tech can cause.
October 27, 2026
$7.5M award funds 6 universities’ exploration of new ways to accelerate particles, generate radiation and guide light through air.
October 26, 2026
The 15th annual day of service brought together Terps and community members.
October 26, 2026
School of Public Policy center will connect scholars and policymakers to address international challenges.
In Brief
October 28, 2026
A University of Maryland researcher was awarded $1.5M from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Chief Economist to study how the growing power of…
October 26, 2026
A $525,000 gift from Kenn Jones ’86, M.Arch. ’89 will give Maryland students an educational experience rooted in Jones’ own: A studio course where students…
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.
AI at Maryland
October 28, 2026
Research team’s custom chatbot could help strengthen trust in election workers.
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.
Terps Do Good
October 28, 2026
A Smith School competition encourages undergrads to recommend strategy for a Montgomery County nonprofit.
October 26, 2026
The 15th annual day of service brought together Terps and community members.
September 15, 2026
Volunteers debut the ElectionCycle and DemocraCycle bikes to share election information.
Videos
October 05, 2026
Sustainable agriculture finds home in lab that feeds innovation as well as Terps in the dining halls.
July 17, 2026
A state team assesses health, tracks populations to protect bear and human communities
July 15, 2026
Dining Services chef shares the scoop on the creamy, dreamy world of UMD ice cream
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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