Campus & Community
Homecoming 2026: Short Yet Spirited
Terps turn out for tailgates, talent shows and traditions in a condensed celebration.
October 19, 2026
Volunteers counting species at Audubon International’s BioBlitz find “par-fect” blend of nature and discovery.
October 19, 2026
UMD embeds staff at four neighboring community colleges to help students find their way to College Park.
October 16, 2026
Honorees Include Stars Spanning Lacrosse, Track and Field, Football, Soccer and Basketball
October 16, 2026
A UMD professor appointed to help recommend sites for the National Register of Historic Places explains its significance.
Recent Articles
October 16, 2026
UMD researchers found students avoided virtual tutors, had less interaction with course materials and lower grades.
October 15, 2026
UMD community members share unlikely encounters around the globe.
October 15, 2026
Initiative’s AI approach could turn invasive eye injections into simple eye drops.
October 14, 2026
Family with two Terps who served as UMD’s much-loved mascot endow the program.
In Brief
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…
AI at Maryland
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.
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
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.
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