Best Buds on Campus
See a Gallery of This Spring’s Freshest Images at UMD
Harbingers of spring, daffodils sprout in March outside Memorial Chapel as the UMD campus prepares for its yearly explosion of bright colors.
Photo by Dylan Singleton
Did you rush past the redbuds? Miss the magnolias? The University of Maryland boasts more than 17,000 trees and a similar number of botanical specimens, and it seems like all of them are in bloom this time of year.
It’s not always easy to pause to soak in the changing scenes on campus, which also doubles as an arboretum. UMD’s photo team fanned out to capture them for us.
An American dairy goat kisses Ojal Arya ’26 during a session of “goat yoga” presented by Student Entertainment Events (SEE) on McKeldin Mall as during Spring Mania events on April 8. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)
Pink cherry blossoms stand out against a cerulean sky and white clouds outside Reckord Armory. (Photo by John T. Consoli)
Students enjoy the gentle warmth of an early spring day on McKeldin Mall in late March. (Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle)
A student crosses South Campus Commons near a brashly colored redbud. (Photo by Eric Kruszewski)
A ladybug nestles among the cherry blossoms outside Chincoteague Hall on March 20, the first day of spring. (Photo by Dylan Singleton)
Katherine McQuillan ’27 holds a praying mantis during EarthFest 2025 activities at McKeldin Mall on April 17. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)
The Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering briefly became the end of the rainbow after a rain shower. (Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle)
Students practice their ultimate Frisbee moves in front of the M in late March. (Photo by Dylan Singleton)
A setting sun illuminates a squadron of students’ kites over the Engineering Fields in April. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)
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