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Karen Shih ’09

Karen Shih has come full circle from her toddler days, when she lived with her parents in University of Maryland graduate housing. She's written for a variety of schools, including Brandeis University, Tufts University and Perkins School for the Blind, and she's always ready to cover the next great food or animal story.


Collage of 10 Do Good Challenges participants

A Decade of Do Good Times

Student Competition Changed the Lives of Its Veterans—and Transformed Their Ventures

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Robin Giebelhausen holds ukulele in her office

A Peek Inside … Music Professor Robin Giebelhausen’s Office

Colorful Puppets, Ukuleles Create Inviting Space for Songs and Learning

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Illustration of woman doing her taxes

Tips for Last-Minute Tax Filers

Smith School Lecturer Says There’s Still Time to Avoid Penalties, Contribute to Retirement

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Crowd at an Art Attack performance

What It Takes: Art Attack

As Concert Returns for First Time Since 2019, SEE Directors Share Challenges, Excitement

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Family study room

4 New Resources for UMD’s Working and Studying Parents

Child Care Center, Lactation Rooms, Family Study Space and Restrooms Boost Work-Life Balance

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Karen Shih walks covered in sensors for a study on gait changes in pregnancy

Ready, Set, Walk—or Waddle?

Behind the Scenes of a Kinesiology Study on Gait Changes in Pregnancy

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Busy food court at the Stamp

What It Takes: Running the Stamp Student Union

UMD’s Student Life Hub Welcomes 14,000 People Each Day to Eat, Play and Meet—All Thanks to Its Small Army of Full-Time and Student Employees

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Kevin Blackistone stands in his office with Olympics Black Power salute artwork on wall

A Peek Inside … Journalism Professor Kevin Blackistone’s Office

Sportswriter Honors Past With Reminders of Social Justice Struggles

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Boy on climbing wall

2022 UMD Summer Camps

From Art to Sports Journalism to Bugs, New Offerings and Old Favorites Return After Pandemic Pauses

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Ewaoluwa Ogundana M.P.P. ’23 in a #PolicyTerps T-shirt

Public Policy Student’s Blog Post Spurs Maryland Legislative Action

Bills Expanding Opportunities for Undocumented Residents Could Address Staffing Shortages in Hospitals and Schools

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Three people view exhibit on the Tulsa Race Massacre

‘Eye-Opening’ Traveling Exhibit Reveals Atrocities of Tulsa Race Massacre

Display Will Be at School of Public Health, Its Ninth Stop on Campus, Until March 14

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Four students in red firefighter hats celebrate by their Rube Goldberg machine

‘Up’ to New Tricks at Alumni Cup

Students Draw Inspiration From Films and the Fight Against Pandemic at Annual Rube Goldberg Contest

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