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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.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this month awarded $2.5 million to the University of Maryland and partners for research to improve the safety and performance of heat pumps that use refrigerants that are environmentally friendly but flammable.
Forest ecosystems store vast amounts of carbon, making them crucial in the fight to stabilize the Earth’s climate. However, deforestation and the effects of climate change could push the Earth toward “tipping points” that lead to rapid global warming, highlighting the urgent need for enhanced monitoring of carbon in forests as well as new methods to enhance forests’ abilities to absorb carbon.
Terps and members of the Greater College Park community are invited to roll up their sleeves and put on their work gloves for Good Neighbor Day on Oct. 26.
A University of Maryland senior was named on Tuesday to Glamour magazine’s 2024 College Women of the Year: STEM Edition.
The contractor for the state’s light-rail Purple Line now under construction will change the traffic pattern at the Campus Drive and Adelphi Road intersection near the University of Maryland Global Campus beginning on or about Sept. 24 for approximately six months.
The Maryland Department of Commerce awarded the University of Maryland $2 million to fully match a private donation establishing a new Brin Endowed Chair in Mathematics within the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences. The endowment was made through the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative (MEI), a program created to spur basic and applied research in scientific and technical fields at colleges and universities.
The University of Maryland moved up to No. 12 among public institutions in Forbes’ 2024 rankings of America’s Top Colleges, released Aug. 27.
Each book selected as the University of Maryland’s “First Year Book” asks students, staff and faculty to consider important questions, prompts meaningful discussions and offers new perspectives. Now, the First Year Book Committee is asking: What Terps should read next? Nominations will be accepted through Oct. 1.
The University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) have become the first two universities in the state to sign on to the National Intercollegiate Mutual Aid Agreement (NIMAA), an initiative between higher education institutions to facilitate mutual aid and support during an emergency.
For the fourth year in a row, the University of Maryland was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers by State for 2024. Newsweek also named UMD on its 2024 list of America’s Greatest Workplaces for the second consecutive year.
A new study led by a University of Maryland School of Public Health researcher published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that collaborating on clinical documentation with other team members can help give doctors and other providers more time to spend on patient care all without losing vital information.
Actor and comedian John Mulaney will headline SEE’s annual Homecoming Comedy Show at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Xfinity Center. Tickets are required and available for purchase at umterps.com/tickets starting at noon Aug. 30.
The University of Maryland is the nation’s top producer of computer and information sciences bachelor’s degrees among non-online universities, and No. 3 overall, as highlighted in a new report from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The University of Maryland is among 17 colleges and universities across the United States enrolling refugee students as the inaugural class of the Welcome Corps on Campus. The first-of-its-kind program, operated through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, enables colleges and universities to privately sponsor and resettle academically qualified refugee students who have not, until now, had a pathway through which they could resettle in the United States to pursue their higher education.
The pop-rock band Laundry Day will headline Moonlit Music, Student Entertainment Events’ fall welcome concert, at 10 p.m. Aug. 24 in Nyumburu Amphitheater.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded two University of Maryland researchers a $350,000 grant to advance new treatments for female reproductive system conditions.
The University of Maryland will offer a new minor in quantum science and engineering beginning in spring 2025. Students in the minor will learn about quantum computing technologies, algorithms for quantum computers, characteristics of quantum materials, and sensing and noise in quantum systems.
The state has awarded two University of Maryland centers $400,000 to analyze the effectiveness of six counties’ programs that help low-level offenders struggling with substance use or mental health disorders get care, not incarceration.
A nationwide initiative to recruit students from rural and small-town America to top colleges including the University of Maryland is doubling its membership after just one year.
Aside from causing bumpy air travel, atmospheric turbulence can also affect aerial imaging systems used for surveillance, astronomy and more. Long-range imaging can be especially difficult, with pictures often ending up distorted and of little use because of the chaotic flow of air between the camera and object being photographed.
The University of Maryland has promoted a 15-year leader in the Alumni Association to oversee the organization as senior executive director. Jessica Roberts will take her new position on July 14 following a highly competitive national search.
A team of students in UMD’s global terrorism studies minor won the $10,000 first prize in a national high school and collegiate competition to design and implement creative solutions to prevent targeted violence, hate or terrorism in their communities.
The University of Maryland has been nominated in Unique Venues’ 2024 "Planner’s Choice” awards competition in the category of youth retreats and camps.
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