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An interdisciplinary team from the University of Maryland has won a finalist slot in the U.S. Department of Energy’s second annual Solar District Cup. UMD was one of 35 teams from 34 collegiate institutions (progressing from the original 59 teams from 57 institutions) in the United States selected to advance to the finals and vie for solar victory in April.
Applications are now being accepted for the University of Maryland’s “Shark Tank”-style event for student entrepreneurs, the Pitch Dingman Competition. Undergraduate and graduate students from all majors are invited to compete for a record $65,000 in startup money.
The Division of Information Technology has begun work to improve networking equipment in South Campus Commons, Graduate Hills and Graduate Gardens apartments. This nearly $2 million upgrade will include more than 2,100 new wireless access points that support Wi-Fi 6, increased wireless coverage and density and expanded bandwidth.
The Maryland-Iowa women’s basketball matchup scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed, Maryland Athletics announced last night. Out of caution due to today’s inauguration activities in Washington, D.C., Iowa decided not to travel to Maryland.
University President Darryll J. Pines sent the following email to the campus community this morning: Earlier this week, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan joined Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in making a joint statement about the upcoming inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as the nation's 46th president.
The Maryland men’s basketball game against Nebraska scheduled for noon on Saturday has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 testing results among Tier 1 personnel in the Huskers’ program, Maryland Athletics announced today.
“Voice of the Maryland Terrapins” Johnny Holliday was named the 2020 Maryland Sportscaster of the Year, the National Sports Media Association announced today. Holliday, who also earned the honor in 2014 and 2018, is in his 42nd season as the beloved play-by-play voice of the University of Maryland's football and men's basketball teams.
Dr. Sacared Bodison, interim director of the University Health Center, and Dr. Spyridon Marinopolous, incoming director, sent the following email to the campus community today: We are writing to update you regarding the status of our COVID-19 vaccine efforts, in this follow-up to our letter sent in December.
Saturday’s football game against Michigan State has been canceled following positive COVID-19 tests for 15 Terp student-athletes and six staff members from Dec. 10-16, Maryland Athletics announced today.
Dr. Sacared Bodison, interim director of the University Health Center, and Dr. Spyridon Marinopolous, incoming director, sent the following email to the campus community this afternoon: As you may know, COVID-19 vaccines will be available in 2021, and the University Health Center (UHC) is preparing for a safe and efficient vaccination plan for the UMD community.
George Dieter, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering, and dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering from 1977–94, died Saturday at the age of 92.
The 25th annual Terp Toy Drive hosted by the UMD Department of Resident Life will make the holidays happier for dozens of local children.
University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines sent the following email to the campus community today: I write today to share an update on the search for an associate vice president for finance and chief financial officer (AVP/CFO). The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the need for a steady and experienced leader as we navigate the financial impact on our institution.
The University of Maryland College of Education is joining the AmeriCorps Schools of National Service program, an initiative launching Tuesday to support college access and accessibility. This new partnership reflects the college’s commitment to civic engagement and growing the teacher pipeline throughout Maryland.
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.
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