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NASA has awarded a University of Maryland-led team a $1.4 million grant to develop artificial intelligence-based technology to support the conservation of carbon and biodiversity corridors in Central Africa.
University of Maryland, College Park President Darryll J. Pines and University of Maryland, Baltimore President Bruce E. Jarrell sent the following email to campus leaders on Tuesday. We write to inform you of a transition occurring later this year in the Division of Research at both the University of Maryland, College Park and University of Maryland, Baltimore. After three and a half years of laudable service, Vice President Gregory Ball will step down this summer from the role of vice president.
The President's Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s final report was shared this month with the campus community, culminating its charge by University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines to “explore, evaluate and provide recommendations on the responsible development, deployment and ethical use of AI technologies” at UMD.
The University of Maryland is seeking proposals for Teaching Innovation Grants, a program that this year will fund course-based projects integrating Universal Design for Learning principles to foster innovative, inclusive and accessible learning experiences.
A University of Maryland researcher is about to go ghost hunting, with support from a $100,000 grant from the Robert Johnson Wood Foundation (RWJF). It’s not your regular ghostbusting—Assistant Professor Mika Hamer of the School of Public Health’s Department of Health Policy and Management aims to uncover the extent of so-called “ghost networks” in Medicare Advantage health insurance plans.
Two-time national champion Michael Marchiano '09 has been named head coach of the University of Maryland women's soccer program.
The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and ETS, a global education and talent solutions company, presented the University of Maryland with the 2024 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education: From Admission Through Completion.
The contractor for the Purple Line light-rail project will close the eastbound lane of Campus Drive near the WMATA Metrorail garage between the underpass and River Road from on or about Dec. 18 through Jan. 22.
A University of Maryland professor was selected by President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to be United States deputy secretary of the Treasury, the No. 2 position at the department.
A new study revealing how light-driven reactions unfold at a microscopic level could represent a step forward in producing fuels with renewable processing methods.
The University of Maryland has awarded nonresidential fellowships to two distinguished Ukrainian scholars through a Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) program, supporting their research in the context of the country’s ongoing fight against a full-scale Russian invasion that began nearly three years ago.
Beginning in fall 2025, the university will implement a new, annual two-day fall break for students, taking place on the second Monday each October (Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day), and Tuesday. In addition, staff and faculty will now observe Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day on the Monday of fall break. The university will observe typical holiday operations on that Monday. Operations will resume as normal on Tuesday; however, no classes will take place.
Naloxone, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medication, is now available in all 150 automated external defibrillator (AED) boxes in public buildings across the University of Maryland campus, UMD officials announced.
The University of Maryland School of Public Health’s (SPH) online Master of Public Health program is the best in the nation for 2025, according to Fortune magazine.
SECU, Maryland’s largest state-chartered credit union, on Monday announced a new partnership with the University of Maryland Alumni Association that will provide UMD’s more than 422,000 alums with financial tools, educational resources and exclusive benefits created to support their financial wellness throughout all stages of life.
University President Darryll J. Pines and Senate President Jordan Sly sent the following email to the campus community on Friday: Last year, a Joint Presidential and University Senate Task Force on Antisemitism and Islamophobia was created to provide guidance, recommendations and counsel on a strategy to confront antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus.
The University of Maryland and Vanderbilt University have received a $2.5 million federal grant to fully fund tuition and provide stipends for a cohort of doctoral students, who will be trained as leaders in special education.
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge this week named the University of Maryland a 2024 Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting. UMD joins a group of 471 colleges and universities recognized for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation.
A sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) known as deep learning could play an important role in reducing energy usage in the next generation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, a new University of Maryland study found.
University President Darryll J. Pines and Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice sent the following email to the campus community on Wednesday afternoon: As Election Day approaches on Nov. 5, we have the opportunity to participate in one of our most important civic duties when we cast our vote for candidates and causes that we each support.
A newly published paper led by the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) researchers makes the case for developing heat pump technologies to decarbonize the wood-drying industry, which prepares lumber for building construction, furniture and more.
Two guides created by University of Maryland doctoral students can help voters heading to the polls on Nov. 5 understand how key public health topics play into a contentious election.
Two College of Behavioral and Social Sciences’ neurodiversity experts have been tapped to help Melwood, one of the largest employers of people with disabilities in the country, execute a five-year, $8 million project to expand a skills-based training program that leverages the untapped potential and talent of neurodivergent people for careers in information technology and cybersecurity
On Oct. 28 at 4 p.m., join President Darryll J. Pines in conversation with a noted civil rights activist, academic and author, the Rev. William J. Barber II, about addressing the grand challenges of systemic poverty, racism and economic inequality.
The deadline to submit applications for the second annual round of awards from the University of Maryland’s Do Good Campus Fund is Nov. 4. Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice and the Do Good Institute, in collaboration with the Do Good Campus Strategic Leadership Council, will award at least $320,000 this academic year to faculty, staff and student groups.
Many Maryland communities struggle with health problems like substance abuse, mental health crises and chronic health issues that require both prevention and intervention efforts. The new multi-institutional Prevention Learning Portal aims to provide the latest training in science-based public health education for people who work directly with their communities, focusing on evidence-based teaching and methods to implement those programs successfully.
The University of Maryland Graduate School received the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. The annual HEED award is administered by Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This is the first year that the award has a specific category honoring graduate schools.
A University of Maryland engineer has been awarded a $735,000 grant by the auto recycling industry to develop renewable construction materials from residue produced during the process of auto shredding.
The University of Maryland Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES) program has secured the renewal of a $5 million National Science Foundation CyberCorps Scholarship for Service grant, advancing efforts to close the federal workforce gap in cybersecurity.
The city of College Park will host College Park Day from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at the College Park Aviation Museum and Airport, featuring live music across three stages, a 26-foot rock wall, an inflatable football obstacle course and more.
As the popularity of small- and medium-sized antibiotic- and chemical-free farms has risen in the U.S., so has the re-emergence of poultry diseases among chickens raised on these farms. In addition, these farmers face the challenge of producing profitable yields without growth hormones, hormone promoters or chemical additives.
Two development companies have broken ground on a $148.75 million graduate student housing project at the University of Maryland.
UMD’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) detachment ranks in the top 10% nationwide for its performance in officer production, operational efficiency and overall effectiveness.
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