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Winter Break

Maryland Today is (mostly) in hibernation until Jan. 26. We’re not sending daily emails, but are occasionally updating the website with timely articles and other information. Good luck on finals, and have a safe, fun winter break!

In Brief

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

December 05, 2024
The University of Maryland has awarded nonresidential fellowships to two distinguished Ukrainian scholars through a Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) program,…

December 02, 2024
Beginning in fall 2025, the university will implement a new, annual two-day fall break for students, taking place on the second Monday each October (Indigenous…

November 26, 2024
Naloxone, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medication, is now available in all 150 automated external defibrillator (AED) boxes in public buildings across…