Research
An End to the Bleeding
UMD Researchers Partner With Knoxville, Tenn., on Data-Driven Approach to Reducing Gun Violence
Campus & Community
For Testudo, a Happy 90th
Orginal Mascot Statue Retains Sheen After Kidnappings, Repeated Moves and Student ‘Offerings’
People
Eight Alums Elected to UMD Foundation’s Board of Trustees
New Members to Advocate for University Priorities
People
Language Opens Doors to Alum’s Book
Retired Climate Scientist Spent Months Teaching English to Thai Kindergarteners
Research
Sea-Level Rise Could Leave Many Marooned Earlier, UMD Study Finds
Before Inundation, Isolation Will Impact U.S. Coastal Communities
Campus & Community
For Testudo, a Happy 90th
Orginal Mascot Statue Retains Sheen After Kidnappings, Repeated Moves and Student ‘Offerings’
People
Eight Alums Elected to UMD Foundation’s Board of Trustees
New Members to Advocate for University Priorities
People
Language Opens Doors to Alum’s Book
Retired Climate Scientist Spent Months Teaching English to Thai Kindergarteners
Research
Sea-Level Rise Could Leave Many Marooned Earlier, UMD Study Finds
Before Inundation, Isolation Will Impact U.S. Coastal Communities
Recent Articles
$78.2M Cooperative Agreement Aims to Merge Engineering, Data Science
Army Research Lab Award to Focus on Advanced AI, Machine Learning
Op/ed: AI Has Potential to Solve Grand Challenges
Pines Says Higher Ed Institutions Should Consider the Technology’s Upsides Along With Risks
Behind Stellar Pitching, Baseball Wins First Big Ten Tournament
Terps Head to NCAA Regional
Events
Jun 09
NOI Philharmonic: Open Rehearsal With David Neely
Jun 10
Trolley Trail Day
Jun 10
NOI+F SPARK! Lounge: Price, Ravel & Wagner
Jun 11
NOI+F Community Concert
Jun 12
Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master’s Information Session
To
Friday Night Live With the City of College Park
Events will feature a variety of musical genres and performers and will include something for everyone: music, food and entertainment. There will be children’s performers, a bounce house, kids’ activities and arts and crafts.
EXPERTS in the News
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In Brief
$1.9M in USDA Grants Supports Research to Boost Meat and Dairy Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded three teams of UMD animal science researchers $650,000 each to help farmers improve production through better selective breeding or disease mitigation. The grants are part of a $13 million USDA program to promote innovative work in cellular, molecular, genomic and whole-animal aspects of nutrition, growth and lactation.
Smith School Establishes Risk Management Consortium
UMD’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is launching an initiative to assess and address risks to government and industry due to extreme weather and climate change, cybersecurity, and instability in national economies and many industries.
Several Summer Road Closures on the Way
As commencement ceremonies end, marking the end of the academic year, Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Carlo Colella alerts drivers of summer road closures for construction of the state’s light-rail Purple Line though campus and several other projects underway at the university.
Features
‘You Have Learned How to Be Fearless’
2023 Commencement Honors the ‘Terrapin Grit’ of Thousands of UMD Graduates
2023 UMD Summer Camps
Perennial Favorites and New Programs Offer Choices for Kids of All Ages