In Brief
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
February 11, 2025
Student Entertainment Events (SEE) will welcome comedy YouTuber and influencer Quenlin Blackwell for its Q&A series at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Stamp Student…
February 10, 2025
The first Big Ten Democracy Summit will convene Feb. 10-11 at the University of Maryland, highlighting the vital role of higher education in fostering a…
February 10, 2025
This year, the University of Maryland will join institutions nationwide in celebrating Lab Safety Awareness Week from Feb. 10-14, offering events and…
February 07, 2025
The University of Maryland’s annual Do Good Challenge will return on April 22 with nearly $40,000 in prizes—almost double from last year—going to student…
February 07, 2025
The University of Maryland invites Terps to participate in Love Data Week 2025, a celebration of data that takes place every year during the week of…
February 04, 2025
A University of Maryland scientist using advanced microscopy to reveal the secrets of cell-to-cell communication in developing organisms received a five-year,…
February 04, 2025
The University of Maryland has launched TerpAI, a new UMD-owned chatbot powered by OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, and available to all UMD…
February 04, 2025
A new study in Applied Thermal Engineering by researchers at the UMD Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) finds that heat pump performance could…