In Brief
April 09, 2025
The University of Maryland Counseling Center has launched a new podcast series that aims to help students maintain positive mental health throughout their academic journeys.
April 07, 2025
A new and improved way to report facility issues at the University of Maryland launched on Monday. Students, faculty and staff can now submit repairs, maintenance or service requests and track their progress in one place: Facilities Service Central.
April 07, 2025
University of Maryland Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice sent the following message to the College of Information community and university leaders on Friday: I write to share the news that Keith Marzullo, dean of the College of Information, is stepping down from his role to serve in a new position as the Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Dean of the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
April 02, 2025
The University of Maryland College of Education is offering students new chances to specialize in topics such as applied linguistics and language education, and education policy, equity and justice, as well as to pursue academic honors opportunities.
April 01, 2025
Campus Advocates Respond & Educate (CARE) to Stop Violence is collecting new blankets and restaurant gift cards through April 16 for survivors of sexual and relationship violence utilizing Adventist HealthCare.
April 01, 2025
The UHR Employee Benefits team has scheduled a series of virtual financial education opportunities in April and May 2025 in alignment with National Financial Literacy Month.
March 27, 2025
TIME and Statista recently named the top 250 U.S. companies reducing environmental impact, and two of the four Maryland companies on the list were established at the University of Maryland and the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute (MEI2).
March 24, 2025
Temporary vehicle and bike lane striping was completed in Lot Z over Spring Break as part of a major initiative aimed at improving campus connectivity, safety and accessibility.
March 14, 2025
In the 1960s, ecologist G. Evelyn Hutchinson raised a puzzling question: Why do so many phytoplankton species exist? The ocean teems with these photosynthesizing bacteria, but mathematically, they shouldn’t all survive while competing for limited nutrients.
March 13, 2025
A team of University of Maryland undergraduates took first place at an international competition to provide consulting on social responsibility.
March 10, 2025
Metamorphic proteins are able to drastically switch between multiple shapes in human, animal and bacterial cells, enabling them to adapt to changing environments and carry out diverse functions. But L ittle is known about how this “shapeshifting” happens.
March 10, 2025
The contractor building the state’s light-rail Purple Line will close two lanes of Baltimore Avenue in College Park from Hotel Drive to Fraternity Row from on or about March 17 through May 19 to facilitate construction of the tracks across the street. One lane of travel will be open in each direction. See this map for details and sidewalk detours.
March 04, 2025
TerpTax, a University of Maryland-affiliated nonprofit housed at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, is offering free tax preparation services to UMD students and low- to middle-income residents of the College Park community.
February 26, 2025
The contractor for the Purple Line light-rail project will adjust the traffic pattern on Campus Drive east of Baltimore Avenue (near the Leonardtown apartments), starting on or about March 4 and lasting approximately six months.
February 25, 2025
An expert in quantum physics, computing and networking has been tapped to serve as director of the National Quantum Laboratory at Maryland (QLab), effective Sept. 1. Norbert Linke, currently a professor of physics at Duke University, brings a decade of experience running a quantum computer user facility and conducting research on the applications of trapped atomic ions.
February 19, 2025
Forbes has named the University of Maryland one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2025, according to new rankings released last week. UMD ranks No. 1 in Maryland, No. 3 among public universities and No. 8 overall for education, and stands in the top 10% of all organizations with at least 5,000 employees, placing 59th out of over 700, and it is the second consecutive year that UMD has received this recognition.