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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

December 09, 2022
The University of Maryland won a 2022 Planner’s Choice Award as Best Venue for Youth Retreats and Camps in the annual awards sponsored by the marketing and…

December 08, 2022
Countries that frequently trade with others have fewer “cross-national homicides”—or homicides compared to other countries—according to a recent study of 78…

December 08, 2022
The University of Maryland's test-optional undergraduate application process will remain in effect through the Fall 2025 semester, allowing prospective…

December 07, 2022
The Quantum Technology Center (QTC) at the University of Maryland is partnering with the U.S. Department of State to supply the department with technical…

December 06, 2022
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion welcomes the campus community to meet candidates for the director of its Diversity Training and Education (DTE) unit.

December 04, 2022
The University of Maryland football team will make its 29th bowl appearance when it meets North Carolina State in the 2022 Duke’s Mayo Bowl at noon Dec. 30 at…

November 29, 2022
The University of Maryland was named an inaugural “All In” Most Engaged Campus for Student Voting by a national nonpartisan initiative for its efforts to…

November 22, 2022
Former University of Maryland football standout and NFL All-Pro Shawne Merriman will hold his 20th annual Lights On Foundation Coat Drive leading up to…

November 22, 2022
The UMD School of Music’s Maryland Opera Studio was named a first-place winner in the National Opera Association 2021–22 Opera Production Competition for its…

November 21, 2022
A $500,000 award from the National Science Foundation is funding a study by the University of Maryland and University of Wisconsin to solve challenges that…

November 18, 2022
Local high school students seeking to attend college will get an extra boost of financial literacy and support, thanks to a new five-year, $3 million grant…

November 18, 2022
As utility and energy companies seek improved ways of monitoring equipment to maintain power delivery amid rising environmental challenges, a Baltimore-based…

November 17, 2022
While the world is unlikely to meet the Paris Agreement goal of capping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius in this century, it can adopt climate strategies…

November 16, 2022
Against the backdrop of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, the University of Maryland has begun a new partnership with a higher education institution…

November 15, 2022
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the value of globalization was a given for many firms. But the crisis amplified the vulnerabilities of doing business across…

November 14, 2022
Former Maryland men’s soccer goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair was named on Sunday to Canada’s 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup.