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With New Funding, UMD Instructors Turn to Data to Drive Better Learning

Teaching Innovation Grants support faculty members seeking to improve students’ experiences in their courses.

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Athletics

October 06, 2026
Vernon Davis returns to campus to stoke Maryland pride.
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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.
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Fall 2026

September 04, 2026
Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life
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Fall 2026

September 04, 2026
Confused by electoral map chaos? Political scientist sets us straight.

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Landscape architecture student Jaqueline Bravo ’28, works on campus as a Memorial Chapel garden steward.

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Campus & Community

October 05, 2026
No matter the season, student worker helps flora flourish.
UMD sponsor segment with Fabrizio Cariani and Balaji Padmanabhan during the Washington Post AI Edge Summit, a day long event of conversations with leading policymakers and industry pioneers about the growing debate over the pace of AI development and the impact of the fast-moving technology on cybersecurity, the workforce and the next frontiers of robotics at WP Live Center on October 1, 2026.

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Research

October 02, 2026
Business and philosophy professors highlight the critical role of universities in shaping the tech.
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Research

October 02, 2026
Research finds that a simple process change can expand talent pipelines.
Students help make keys for Testudo at the craft club on September 16, 2026.

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Campus & Community

October 01, 2026
Whether making props for Testudo, learning to crochet or painting seasonal decorations, students get creative.

In Brief

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October 06, 2026
University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines and University Senate Chair Wendy Stickle sent the following email to the campus community this afternoon: 

October 06, 2026
A $3.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health will enable research led by the University of Maryland School of Public Health into…

October 05, 2026
The University of Maryland has rebranded and expanded its Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech), a nationally recognized hub for entrepreneurship…

October 04, 2026
The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) is asking for community help to locate a 22-year-old University of Maryland student missing since Friday.

AI at Maryland

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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.
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Research

October 02, 2026
Business and philosophy professors highlight the critical role of universities in shaping the tech.
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Research

September 17, 2026
Combined $7.4M from Gates Foundation and Microsoft AI for Good Lab support a push for fresh data for farmers.

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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