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The University Health Center will offer vaccinations with the Pfizer vaccine from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday and Friday. The shots for both first and second doses are available to all students, faculty and staff.
Mars has a larger molten core and a less dense crust than previously estimated, according to an international team of researchers—including several from the University of Maryland—that conducted the first comprehensive review of seismic wave data collected on the red planet’s surface by NASA’s InSight mission.
The University of Maryland has offered a full scholarship to the 14-year-old winner of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
A $500,000 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture is supporting University of Maryland research to enhance pork production through improved muscle growth in pigs.
The University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge at the Phillips Collection has named a scholar of African arts as the 2021–22 postdoctoral fellow in modern and contemporary art history.
Kelly Hovland, interim coach of the University of Maryland women’s golf team, has been named head coach following a nationwide search.
UMD students, faculty and staff can prepare their Fall 2021 commuting plans now with newly available parking and revised transportations options.
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland provides a potential tool for unraveling the mystery of how experiences can cause inheritable changes to an animal’s biology.
The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) has launched a new, fully online Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Security and Terrorism Studies, now open to students applying for the Fall 2021 semester.
The University of Maryland is launching a weekly contest this month to encourage Terps to get vaccinated against COVID-19–and to reward those who already are. Every Friday from July 9 to 30, “Vax 4 Maryland” champions will have the opportunity to win a $250 University Book Center gift card.
For decades, many scientists argued that hit-and-run collisions with other bodies during the formation of our solar system blew away much of Mercury’s rocky mantle and left the big, dense, metal core inside. But new research reveals that collisions don’t explain the planet’s composition—the sun’s magnetism does.
A two-year, $75,000 grant will fund a University of Maryland researcher’s study of a nationwide deficit of Latinx representation in research university administrations, a topic of growing relevance as colleges become increasingly diverse.
Interim Senior Vice President and Provost Ann G. Wylie and Vice President for Student Affairs Patty Perillo sent the following email to the campus community today: In preparation for the resumption of in-person instruction and operations this fall, we share this information about accommodations and requests for consideration.
A perspective piece published today in Nature by a team including a University of Maryland researcher presents a new approach to forecasting elections and trends: “social sensing,” which relies on human interaction and social awareness to fill in gaps where surveys and other scientific analyses fall short.
Patty Perillo, vice president for student affairs, and Dr. Spyridon S. Marinopoulos, University Health Center director, sent the following email to the campus community today: We hope you are well and enjoying the summer. Since the last campus update we shared in late May, our campus COVID-19 positivity rates have fallen to near zero while our COVID-19 vaccination rates have remained high. As a result, we have decided to make an immediate change in our campus expectations.
Two University of Maryland teams took “Best in Theme” for their concepts in NASA’s 2021 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts—Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) program.
University of Maryland researchers have created the first high-resolution image of an expanding bubble of hot plasma and ionized gas where new stars ignite. Previous low-resolution images did not clearly show the bubble or reveal how it expanded into the surrounding gas.
Keith Marzullo was reappointed to a second-five year team as dean of the College of Information Studies, through June 30, 2026, Interim Senior Vice President and Provost Ann Wylie announced today.
President Darryll J. Pines sent the following email to campus leaders today: I write to inform you that Jennifer King Rice will begin her new role as senior vice president and provost earlier than planned, on July 1. We are thankful for her enthusiasm and readiness to take on the significant role of chief academic officer.
Ross Lewin, associate vice president of international affairs, sent the following email to the campus community this afternoon: As you may have seen from communications shared with students and advisors, our Education Abroad team opened applications for Fall 2021 in-person programs at the beginning of April. Today, I am pleased to confirm that Education Abroad plans to move forward with many of these Fall 2021 programs.
The American College Personnel Association-College Student Educators International and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education have selected the University of Maryland Division of Student Affairs as one of the 30 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs for 2021.
A recent analysis of a super-bright region of the sky 800 million light years from Earth reveals a merger involving three different types of galaxies, including two that likely contain supermassive black holes called active galactic nuclei (AGN). This new finding was led by University of Maryland astronomy graduate student Jonathan Williams, who presented the analysis of this three-galaxy system today at the 238th meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
The University of Maryland has been awarded a five-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to launch the Mid-Atlantic Veterans Business Outreach Center. Located in College Park, the center will serve as a regional epicenter for training, consulting and technical assistance for aspiring veteran entrepreneurs and veteran-owned small businesses.
Jared Bernhardt ’21 on Saturday was named the winner of the 2021 Tewaaraton Award, which recognizes the best male and female collegiate lacrosse players. He led Maryland to one of the program's greatest campaigns in its 96-season history, as the Terrapins advanced to the national championship game, captured the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles and won 15 straight games.
Following the university’s recent announcement that it is lifting COVID-19 campus restrictions to align with federal, state and county public health guidelines, the Division of Research today announced changes in UMD research operations.
A project led by a UMD student won the prize for “Most Collaborative” in this year’s Universitas21 (U21) RISE Showcase and Awards. FundEd, created by Shubham Mittal ’24, a computer engineering major, was one of five projects chosen from 55 nominated from across U21’s international network of 27 prominent research universities to receive a $2,000 award.
University of Maryland students hit all of the right notes at last month’s 2021 International Competition of Collegiate A Cappella. Students from Faux Paz, the university’s premier all-gender a cappella group, took home first place honors, as well as special awards for “Outstanding Soloist” and “Outstanding Choreography” at the world’s largest a cappella competition.
The University of Maryland has been selected to be part of the Center for First-Generation Student Success’ First-Gen Forward and First Scholars programs, which recognize and connect institutions committed to the advancement of first-generation college students.
The Maryland football team will play its 2021 home game against Iowa on Friday, Oct. 1 at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium, Maryland Athletics announced today. This will mark the third consecutive year that the Terps host a Friday night game.
If you have two wheels too many crowding the garage or shed, the Department of Transportation Services (DOTS) will take that old bike off your hands through May 31—and come next semester, you might just see a gussied-up version of it crossing campus under the power of a new owner.
A government and politics major with a long resume of service to UMD and her local community was named the Omicron Delta Kappa Society’s Gen. Russell E. Dougherty National Leader of the Year—its highest collegiate honor. The award comes with a $4,000 prize.
College of Education Professor Laura Stapleton will serve as interim dean of the College of Education, effective Aug. 11, Interim Senior Vice President and Provost Ann G. Wylie announced today.
The No. 1-ranked and undefeated Maryland men’s lacrosse team advanced to its 27th NCAA semifinals, rallying to defeat sixth-seeded Notre Dame, 14-13, in overtime in South Bend, Ind., on Sunday.
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