In Brief
February 04, 2025
The University of Maryland has launched TerpAI, a new UMD-owned chatbot powered by OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, and available to all UMD students, faculty and staff. This is one of several generative AI (GenAI) services provided by the Division of Information Technology.
February 04, 2025
A new study in Applied Thermal Engineering by researchers at the UMD Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) finds that heat pump performance could be significantly improved by breaking the compression process into multiple stages.
January 28, 2025
The University of Maryland may close, delay opening or close the campus early in the event of extreme weather conditions such as heavy snow or significant freezing rain. This decision will be made based on the severity of the weather, the potential impact on campus operations and the safety of students, faculty and staff. We prioritize the safety of our community while doing our best to minimize impacts on the academic and research enterprise.
January 28, 2025
The university has launched a new series of programs and resources to support faculty and staff supervisors. A supervisor orientation provides essential tools, resources and insights for supervisors to lead their teams effectively.
January 27, 2025
While major construction of the Purple Line in the campus core wrapped up in August, lots of work on the state’s new light-rail line continues at the University of Maryland and beyond. With the Spring 2025 semester starting, the university reminds Terps to use extra caution in their travels on campus.
January 23, 2025
NASA has awarded a University of Maryland-led team a $1.4 million grant to develop artificial intelligence-based technology to support the conservation of carbon and biodiversity corridors in Central Africa.
January 21, 2025
University of Maryland, College Park President Darryll J. Pines and University of Maryland, Baltimore President Bruce E. Jarrell sent the following email to campus leaders on Tuesday. We write to inform you of a transition occurring later this year in the Division of Research at both the University of Maryland, College Park and University of Maryland, Baltimore. After three and a half years of laudable service, Vice President Gregory Ball will step down this summer from the role of vice president.
January 21, 2025
The President's Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s final report was shared this month with the campus community, culminating its charge by University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines to “explore, evaluate and provide recommendations on the responsible development, deployment and ethical use of AI technologies” at UMD.
January 16, 2025
The University of Maryland is seeking proposals for Teaching Innovation Grants, a program that this year will fund course-based projects integrating Universal Design for Learning principles to foster innovative, inclusive and accessible learning experiences.
December 16, 2024
A University of Maryland researcher is about to go ghost hunting, with support from a $100,000 grant from the Robert Johnson Wood Foundation (RWJF). It’s not your regular ghostbusting—Assistant Professor Mika Hamer of the School of Public Health’s Department of Health Policy and Management aims to uncover the extent of so-called “ghost networks” in Medicare Advantage health insurance plans.
December 11, 2024
Two-time national champion Michael Marchiano '09 has been named head coach of the University of Maryland women's soccer program.
December 09, 2024
The contractor for the Purple Line light-rail project will close the eastbound lane of Campus Drive near the WMATA Metrorail garage between the underpass and River Road from on or about Dec. 18 through Jan. 22.
December 09, 2024
The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and ETS, a global education and talent solutions company, presented the University of Maryland with the 2024 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education: From Admission Through Completion.
December 06, 2024
A University of Maryland professor was selected by President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to be United States deputy secretary of the Treasury, the No. 2 position at the department.
December 05, 2024
A new study revealing how light-driven reactions unfold at a microscopic level could represent a step forward in producing fuels with renewable processing methods.
December 05, 2024
The University of Maryland has awarded nonresidential fellowships to two distinguished Ukrainian scholars through a Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) program, supporting their research in the context of the country’s ongoing fight against a full-scale Russian invasion that began nearly three years ago.