Research
An End to the Bleeding
UMD Researchers Partner With Knoxville, Tenn., on Data-Driven Approach to Reducing Gun Violence
Campus & Community
UMD Receives $500K to Boost Number of Black, Latina and Native American Women in Computing
Funded by Nonprofit, RESET Project to Provide Mentoring, Career Development, Scholarships
Research
What Drives the Sun’s Fast Wind?
Study Shows How Magnetic Energy Enables Gravity-defying Speeds
People
UMD Names Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Jay Rosselló Arrives With Experience at Major Universities, NCAA
People
Eight Alums Elected to UMD Foundation’s Board of Trustees
New Members to Advocate for University Priorities
Campus & Community
UMD Receives $500K to Boost Number of Black, Latina and Native American Women in Computing
Funded by Nonprofit, RESET Project to Provide Mentoring, Career Development, Scholarships
Research
What Drives the Sun’s Fast Wind?
Study Shows How Magnetic Energy Enables Gravity-defying Speeds
People
UMD Names Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Jay Rosselló Arrives With Experience at Major Universities, NCAA
People
Eight Alums Elected to UMD Foundation’s Board of Trustees
New Members to Advocate for University Priorities
Recent Articles
Language Opens Doors to Alum’s Book
Retired Climate Scientist Spent Months Teaching English to Thai Kindergarteners
For Testudo, a Happy 90th
Orginal Mascot Statue Retains Sheen After Kidnappings, Repeated Moves and Student ‘Offerings’
Sea-Level Rise Could Leave Many Marooned Earlier, UMD Study Finds
Before Inundation, Isolation Will Impact U.S. Coastal Communities
Events
Jun 09
NOI Philharmonic: Open Rehearsal With David Neely
Jun 10
Trolley Trail Day
Jun 10
NOI+F SPARK! Lounge: Price, Ravel & Wagner
Jun 11
NOI+F Community Concert
Jun 12
Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master’s Information Session
To
Friday Night Live With the City of College Park
Events will feature a variety of musical genres and performers and will include something for everyone: music, food and entertainment. There will be children’s performers, a bounce house, kids’ activities and arts and crafts.
EXPERTS in the News
Scientific AmericanIt isn’t that their whole evolutionary mission is to be pathogenic to humans; humans are sort of inadvertent intruders in the pathways of these organisms.
In Brief
Amid Wildfire Smoke Alert, Provost Urges Limiting Outdoor Activity, Keeping Doors and Windows Shut
Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice sent the following email to the university community today: Across Maryland, we are experiencing poor outside air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. We urge people with special health conditions to take precautions.
UMD-Led Study Reveals Unique Structure of the ‘BOAT’—Brightest of All Time Gamma-Ray Burst
Scientists who detected the gamma-ray burst known as GRB 221009A last October dubbed it the BOAT: the brightest of all time. A paper published yesterday in the journal Science Advances this week offers a possible explanation for its powerful and persistent glow.
UMD Researchers’ Elastocaloric Cooling System Opens Door to Climate-Friendly AC
In a recent study in the journal Science, a team led by materials science and engineering Professor Ichiro Takeuchi and mechanical engineering professors Reinhard Radermacher and Yunho Hwang introduced a high-performance elastocaloric cooling system that could represent the next generation of cooling devices.
Features
‘You Have Learned How to Be Fearless’
2023 Commencement Honors the ‘Terrapin Grit’ of Thousands of UMD Graduates
2023 UMD Summer Camps
Perennial Favorites and New Programs Offer Choices for Kids of All Ages