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The President's Task Force on Community Policing invites Terps to take the new UMD Campus and Community Safety Survey to help it better understand individual experiences of and expectations for campus safety. Participation will be used to help the university consider how best to create a physically and emotionally safe environment for all.
The School of Public Health will host a Women's History Month event at 3:30 p.m. Thursday about a 2020 documentary that chronicles the groundswell of and contributions from female researchers, despite experiencing everything from subtle slights to overt sexual harassment.
The President's Awards Advisory Committee is seeking nominations for awards to be conferred at the Faculty and Staff Convocation on Sept. 15. There are two categories: the President's Medal and the President's Distinguished Service Awards.
The No. 10-seeded Terps men’s basketball team (17-13) will take on second-seeded Alabama (25-6) at 8:45 p.m. today on TNT in the second round of the NCAA tournament, while the second-seeded Maryland women (24-2) will take on No. 15-seeded Mount St. Mary's (17-6) in the first round at 4 p.m. today on ESPN.
Rythee Lambert-Jones, interim assistant vice president for University Human Resources (UHR) sent the following email to faculty and and staff today: Protecting the health and safety of the campus community during the continuing pandemic remains a priority. As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available, all university employees are encouraged to get vaccinated when they are eligible to help control the spread of the virus.
Sasho Cirovski won his 400th match as head coach of the Maryland men’s soccer team as the Terps defeated No. 6 Michigan, 2-1, yesterday at the Legacy Center in Brighton, Mich.
Rythee Lambert-Jones, interim assistant vice president, University Human Resources, sent the following email to faculty and staff today: President Pines has extended Spring Break for faculty and staff by granting Administrative Leave for Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19.
The Maryland women’s and men’s basketball teams took home conference awards this week, highlighted by women’s Head Coach Brenda Frese being voted Big Ten Coach of the Year by her peers and the league's media panel, and men’s senior guard Darryl Morsell being named the 2021 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year by the league’s 14 head coaches.
University President Darryll J. Pines sent the following email to all staff and faculty this morning: The past year has been like no other in our history. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every one of us, both personally and professionally. Recognizing that this pandemic has taken a very real toll on every member of our community, I announce today that we will provide two additional university holidays to our faculty and staff from March 18-19.
Starting in Fall 2021, the University of Maryland will introduce a new undergraduate minor, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) that will prepare computer science and engineering graduates for the evolving demands of STEM fields.
Vice President for University Relations Brodie Remington sent the following email to the campus community today: As I shared with you last month, we will be celebrating the investiture of Darryll J. Pines as the 34th president of the University of Maryland with a week of events showcasing the University of Maryland's greatness, April 19-24.
In recognition of ongoing and disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on prospective students, the University of Maryland announced today that it will extend its recent practice of making SAT and ACT scores optional for admission through Fall 2023. This announcement marks the university’s commitment to access and equity, ensuring that Maryland’s process does not further disadvantage interested freshman and transfer applicants.
The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship has added a new track this year to its signature annual competition, welcoming undergraduate and graduate students who have not yet developed a venture.
On behalf of the President's Task Force on Community Policing and in partnership with campus student organizations, UMD students and recent alums are invited to a virtual listening session about campus safety from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Ross Lewin, associate vice president for international affairs, made the following announcement this afternoon: I regret to inform you that we have made the decision not to reopen in-person study abroad for Summer 2021.
The No. 8-ranked Maryland women’s basketball team defeated No. 12 Michigan, 88-63, in Ann Arbor on Thursday to pick up its ninth straight victory and to take a share of its third straight Big Ten championship.
A University of Maryland researcher is collaborating with George Mason University and the regional planning organization Connected DMV to understand how area residents use 311—a number to reach non-emergency municipal services—to help local governments improve service during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Office of Student Conduct is hosting its annual Integrity Week all this week to celebrate and promote academic and personal integrity and to address aspects of ethics and character.
Rainbow trout is a favorite of anglers but it’s also central to a $100 million aquaculture industry in the U.S. To help meet a growing global demand for food and support domestic producers, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $500,000 grant to support University of Maryland-led research exploring genomic selection as a method to increase filet quality and yields in rainbow trout.
Vice President for Student Affairs Patty Perillo and Counseling Center Director Chetan Joshi sent the following email to students today: The rapid rise in COVID-19 cases on our campus necessitated implementing sequestration procedures that call for you to limit your activity and stay in place as much as possible. Understandably, you may be concerned about feeling lonely, isolated or worried about the impact of the pandemic on your mental health.
The Women in Engineering (WIE) program in the A. James Clark School of Engineering is hosting a March fitness challenge to celebrate Women’s History Month and honor astronaut Jeanette Epps Ph.D. ’00, M.S. ’94, scheduled to become the first African American woman to join the International Space Station crew this year. The WIE Run the World 93 Minute Virtual Movement Challenge is a virtual community-building event centered on the time it takes for the International Space Station to orbit the planet.
A new University of Maryland app for students, faculty and staff, and visitors offers an all-in-one consolidating a range of services and resources in one virtual location.
A webinar Monday sponsored by the Juanita Tamayo Lott Endowment in Asian American Studies will feature experts and activists in a discussion of the links between the Black Lives Matter movement and Japanese Latin Americans’ fight for recognition.
Undergraduate students can now make changes to their grading methods under the Spring 2021 semester pass/fail grading policy using a Testudo web app, Interim Senior Vice President and Provost Ann G. Wylie announced today.
The University of Maryland was named a Top Producing Institution for the Fulbright U.S. Student and Scholar programs for 2020-21, according to rankings published Monday in The Chronicle of Higher Education. UMD was one of 17 colleges and universities in the country honored in both categories.
The University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll and George Washington University's Project on Middle East Political Science are sponsoring a new initiative to probe the assessments of scholars on the Middle East.
Student Entertainment Events is reimagining the UMD springtime tradition of Art Attack as a weeklong festival highlighted by a nightly variety show, Liv Brady, SEE's concerts director, announced Friday. Art Attack 2021, running April 26-30, will not have a concert, but will include all types of events, from DIY crafts to game shows, and each night will conclude with an outdoor movie showing and the student variety show competition.
A video by a cross-disciplinary quartet of Terps and a messaging campaign by a public health science major were among the winners announced yesterday of the University System of Maryland’s COVID Research & Innovation Task Force’s Public Health Challenge.
University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines sent the following email to the campus community today: In the coming weeks, we will cross the one-year threshold since the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated remote instruction for the vast majority of our courses and telework for most of our operations. I want to thank all of you for your resilience and resolve during this challenging time.
The UMD women's lacrosse season opener at Johns Hopkins scheduled for Sunday has been postponed, Maryland Athletics announced today. The institutions mutually agreed to the decision out of an abundance of caution due to positive COVID-19 test results in the Blue Jays' program.
The UMD chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, one of the most prestigious national societies to recognize leadership, is accepting applications for the Spring 2021 semester. ODK brings together juniors, seniors and graduate students with outstanding faculty members to recognize campus leaders and to encourage other students to achieve.
University Health Center Director Dr. Spyridon S. Marinopoulos sent the following email to the campus community tonight: I hope everyone's semester is off to a healthy start. I'm writing today with a few critical updates and reminders, which are detailed within this email.
The university today implemented enhanced health precautions within La Plata Hall following a rise in positive COVID-19 cases there.
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