In Brief
August 19, 2020
In the 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci envisioned a craft that flew using a single helix-shaped propeller—the aerial screw—viewed by many as the first vertical…
August 13, 2020
A team of researchers at the University of Maryland and Texas A&M University has identified the structure of “blue whirls,” small, spinning blue flames…
August 12, 2020
The University of Maryland will transition its on-campus research operations to Phase 2, or “immediate presence,” on Aug. 24, Vice President for Research…
August 12, 2020
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $300,000 grant to University of Maryland researchers to provide decision-making tools to colleges and…
August 11, 2020
The University of Maryland announced yesterday that all UMD students must take a COVID-19 test after arriving for the fall semester, in addition to the testing…
August 11, 2020
Three upcoming online workshops from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) and the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center (TLTC) will explore how…
August 10, 2020
The Department of Resident Life will release appointments for moving into residence halls tomorrow, and has extended the deadline for canceling an On-Campus…
August 10, 2020
The Stamp Student Union has reopened, featuring a renovated and expanded University Book Center. Grab a Starbucks coffee, lunch to go or a scoop at the…
August 06, 2020
University of Maryland Head Football Coach Michael Locksley today announced the formation of the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches (NCMFC), which…
August 05, 2020
The Big Ten Conference today released the University of Maryland’s revised 2020 football schedule, which features 10 games against conference opponents, and…
August 04, 2020
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant to a University of Maryland researcher who is breaking new ground in the…
August 04, 2020
July 30, 2020
Agricultural economists at the University of Maryland have been awarded nearly $500,000 by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food…
July 28, 2020
An on-campus screening of 192 student-athletes and athletics staff members for COVID-19 on July 20 resulted in no positive test results, Maryland Athletics…
July 28, 2020
A group of Black counseling psychologists and colleagues across the nation, including one from the University of Maryland, has organized three weeks of…
July 24, 2020
Senior Vice President and Provost Mary Ann Rankin and Vice President for Administration and Finance Carlo Colella sent the following email to staff members…