In Brief
September 19, 2019
M&T Bank will soon open a full-service branch at the Adele H. Stamp Student Union—Center for Campus Life and support student programming through a new…
September 18, 2019
The 2019 Homecoming Committee is seeking nominations for the Spirit of Maryland Award, an honor presented annually in lieu of a traditional homecoming king or…
September 18, 2019
Ralph Friedgen, who restored the Maryland football program to national relevance during his tenure as head coach from 2001–10, will be honored on the field…
September 16, 2019
The University of Maryland is part of a new multi-institutional consortium announced Thursday to focus on improving water- and nitrogen-use efficiency for…
September 11, 2019
The former Louisiana Tech head softball coach, a 2019 Conference USA Co-Coach of the Year, will take the helm as the University of Maryland's fifth head…
September 06, 2019
A new $2 million National Science Foundation award is funding University of Maryland-led research to develop a new approach to quantum computing that uses…
September 05, 2019
In a surprise twist, an enzyme that ‘immortalizes’ cancer cells also prevents tumors and slows a key stage in normal cell death, according to new research from…
September 05, 2019
To learn who’s exercising, what activities they’re pursuing and where, researchers including a University of Maryland professor of epidemiology and…
September 03, 2019
A University of Maryland (UMD) team has been awarded a three-year, $1 million grant by the National Science Foundation to investigate the complex effects of…
August 28, 2019
Members of the University of Maryland community can nominate candidates to succeed UMD President Wallace D. Loh, who is stepping down after this academic year,…
August 28, 2019
The new Breakpoint Café, which quietly opened over the summer in the lobby of the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering, is now offering a…
August 28, 2019
Commuters in the Washington, D.C., region looking to save time, money and fuel while earning rewards for planning trips can take advantage of a UMD-born app…
August 27, 2019
Omicron Delta Kappa, the national society that recognizes campus leadership across a range of fields, is now accepting applications for the Fall 2019 semester.
August 26, 2019
Comedian John Mulaney will perform at the UMD annual Homecoming Comedy Show at 8 p.m. Oct. 30, Student Entertainment Events announced on Friday. For the first…
August 26, 2019
UMD engineering teams took top honors in both the graduate and collaborative categories in an international competition sponsored by Airbus to design a…
August 21, 2019
Associate Professor Stella Rouse from the Department of Government and Politics will work with the American Political Science Association and colleagues from…