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Terps Turn Out for Annual ‘Big Queer Photo’
Hundreds of students, faculty and staff donned matching rainbow terrapin shell T-shirts and smooshed into the frame for Friday’s third annual Big Queer Photo on McKeldin Mall. The LGBTQ+ Equity Center-led event, which included a picnic, reinforced the campus’ commitment to inclusion, belonging and community. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)
In Brief
May 04, 2026
New data released by UMD’s Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) Lab and the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows that tropical rainforest destruction…
May 04, 2026
University of Maryland leadership on Friday celebrated faculty members whose scholarship, research and innovation have earned them elections to some of the…
May 01, 2026
A proposal for a dynamic entertainment corridor adjacent to the future home of the Washington Commanders earned six graduate students from the University of…
AI at Maryland
Terps Do Good
May 04, 2026
Students Choose, Pitch, Vote for Causes to Support With Mini Do Good Grants
April 30, 2026
Growing Nonprofit Cultivates, Gives Away Indigenous Vegetables Across Maryland and D.C.
April 30, 2026
Six Programs Highlight the University’s Commitment to Student Leadership, Social Impact and Real-World Change
Videos
April 22, 2026
UMD Researchers Prepare Marylanders for Extreme Weather, Air Quality Problems
From Terp Magazine
January 15, 2026
As UMD steps up with a bold $2.5B fundraising campaign, take an interactive jaunt through Terp pride, purpose and progress.
January 15, 2026
An illegal trade in animals is booming worldwide. Now, a UMD conservation criminologist is turning to artificial intelligence to snare smugglers and expose their networks.
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