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A new grant from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) will allow the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) to expand a drug overdose surveillance program to five hospitals outside Maryland.
UMD researchers have received $3 million in U.S. Department of Education grants to refine a coaching model that targets teachers’ literacy instruction to improve reading comprehension among middle school students. Work on the Adaptive Intervention Model (AIM) Coaching is supported by two complimentary grants: $1.4 million from the department’s Institute of Education Sciences and $1.6 million from Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
The Do Good Challenge application is now open to Terps who are advocating, fundraising, volunteering and/or developing solutions for pressing social issues.
Two decades after they became the first cohort of Black women to earn doctoral degrees in mathematics at the University of Maryland, Tasha R. Inniss, Sherry E. Scott and Kimberly S. Weems will join their mentor and former chair of mathematics, Raymond Johnson, for a celebratory Zoom conversation at 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21.
No. 14 Maryland (3-1) women’s basketball added a matchup with James Madison (4-1) on Saturday, Dec. 19, the Terrapins announced Friday.
Registration is open through Dec. 15 for the fourth annual UMD Data Challenge, running Feb. 20-27. Students from the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and U.S. Naval Academy are invited to participate in the data exploration event hosted by UMD’s College of Information Studies.
The Maryland women’s basketball team’s game against Mount St. Mary’s scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday has been canceled due to a positive COVID-19 test within the Mountaineers’ program.
Dr. Sacared Bodison, University Health Center interim director, sent the following email to the campus community this afternoon: Testing remains a critical component of COVID-19 mitigation. As a reminder, we recommend that everyone on campus get tested for COVID-19 before winter break begins.
To better analyze COVID-19’s global impact on agricultural production and food security, University of Maryland researchers have led the creation of the new NASA Harvest COVID-19 Dashboard.
The University of Maryland raised nearly $200,000 for campus projects—more than double last year’s fundraising total—on Giving Tuesday, the global day of philanthropy that annually follows Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Upcoming games for the Maryland men’s and women’s basketball teams have been canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests in their opponents’ programs.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is hiring a new director for Bias Incident Support Services (BISS) and invites the campus community to meet the four finalists for the position.
Saturday’s Terps football game against the University of Michigan has been canceled after a rising number of positive COVID-19 test results among Wolverines student-athletes, the Michigan Athletic Department announced today. The game will not be rescheduled.
The Maryland men’s basketball team will travel to Harrisonburg, Va., to play James Madison at 3 p.m. Saturday. The game was added as a replacement for UMD’s previously scheduled contest against Towson, which was supposed to take place Tuesday but was canceled due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Tigers’ program.
Legendary Maryland men’s basketball player Len Bias was selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021, the organization announced yesterday.
Five University of Maryland faculty have been newly chosen as fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of journals such as Science.
University President Darryll J. Pines sent the following email to the campus community today: I write to you today to commend the leadership of Black student leaders who have agreed to partner with me and other university leaders to pursue an anti-racist agenda here at the University of Maryland.
Maryland Athletics announced the launch of Terrapin Club+, a new online streaming platform featuring exclusive video content and programming for Terrapin Club members. Terrapin Club+ (TC+) debuts today with a free preview of two shows: “The Johnny Holliday Show” and “Behind the Play.”
The Maryland football team will resume practices today in preparation for Saturday’s game at Indiana. It will be the first game since matchups with Ohio State and Michigan State were canceled amid a surge of positive COVID-19 test results within Maryland Athletics earlier this month, including for Head Coach Michael Locksley.
Maryland Athletics today canceled Saturday’s scheduled football game against Michigan State following new positive test results for COVID among student-athletes and staff, including Head Coach Michael Locksley. The game will not be rescheduled, with the announcement following the cancellation of last Saturday’s Ohio State matchup after earlier positive tests.
Dining Services said today that it will open a dining hall for the duration of Thanksgiving break, as well as serve a traditional holiday meal, to safely accommodate the estimated 1,200 students who will be staying on campus. The Diner in the Ellicott Community will welcome students on dining plans and with Dining Dollars as it offers a limited menu each day, Tuesday, Nov. 24 through Saturday, Nov. 2.
The Phoenix Suns selected Terps All-American forward Jalen Smith with the 10th overall pick in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft Wednesday evening.
The Big Ten Conference on Wednesday announced the Maryland men's basketball team's 2020-21 schedule, featuring home-and-home league matchups against No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 24 Rutgers, No. 25 Michigan, Purdue, Minnesota, Penn State and Nebraska.
The University of Maryland has joined an expanded national effort announced today to advance accessibility and educational opportunities for young people interested in computer science.
The Maryland men's and women's basketball teams released their 2020-21 non-conference schedules today. The Terrapin men will host six matchups, including a multi-team event, while the women will host three matchups at Xfinity Center.
Campus Advocates Respond and Educate to Stop Violence (CARE) is now accepting applications from undergraduate students interested in addressing power-based violence—such as sexual assault, relationship violence, sexual harassment and stalking—through its Peer Educators and Outreach Peers programs.
The University of Maryland was named "Best Venue for Weddings” in the 2020 “Best Of” awards sponsored by marketing and membership organization Unique Venues.
Maryland Football has paused all team-related activities due to an elevated number of COVID-19 cases in the Terrapins’ program, Maryland Athletics announced today. The Ohio State game scheduled for Saturday has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.
The First Year Book Committee is accepting nominations for the 2021-22 First Year Book. As with all past First Year Books, the committee is looking for texts that relate to current events and important issues for the University of Maryland community to discuss.
This year, as part of a national program to encourage more first-generation college students, the University of Maryland community is invited to contribute to a new virtual bulletin board. Suggestions and tips posted there will help UMD's Student Success Office create a new website of resources and information for potential Terps who would be the first in their families to attend college.
Maryland Athletics announced on Friday an expansion of its student-athlete development program, with enhanced relationships with Special Olympics Maryland (SOMD) and Team IMPACT and a new partnership with UMD’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Student Entertainment Events has rescheduled its 2020 Homecoming Comedy Show featuring Hasan Minhaj. The virtual event, initially planned for Oct. 29, will now be held at 8 p.m. Nov. 17 with a pre-show Jackbox game with the UMD community at 7:30 p.m.
The Phillips Collection, a partner of the University of Maryland, has launched a project to capture this unprecedented year in unique photography. “Community in Focus” aims to put together a collective portrait filled with human emotions that connect us all: bravery, humor, sadness, creativity and kindness.
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