Campus & Community
‘You Have Learned How to Be Fearless’
2023 Commencement Honors the ‘Terrapin Grit’ of Thousands of UMD Graduates
Research
A Super Pill?: UMD Engineers Remove Another Barrier to Addressing GI Tract Diseases
New Ingestible Capsule Packaging Would Help Devices in Diagnosis, Monitoring, Targeted Drug Delivery
Arts & Culture
School of Music, The Clarice Launch Partnership With BSO to Expand Community Engagement
Initiative to Include Performances, New Music, New Programs Focused on Prince George’s County
People
Alum at Frontier of Commercial Space Tourism
Aerospace Engineer Joins Virgin Galactic’s Final Test Before Service Begins
Campus & Community
Tutoring Group Wins Zipcar’s Students With Drive Challenge
Peer to Peer Will Expand Offerings to Include In-Person Teaching, Field Trips, Cultural Exchanges
Research
A Super Pill?: UMD Engineers Remove Another Barrier to Addressing GI Tract Diseases
New Ingestible Capsule Packaging Would Help Devices in Diagnosis, Monitoring, Targeted Drug Delivery
Arts & Culture
School of Music, The Clarice Launch Partnership With BSO to Expand Community Engagement
Initiative to Include Performances, New Music, New Programs Focused on Prince George’s County
People
Alum at Frontier of Commercial Space Tourism
Aerospace Engineer Joins Virgin Galactic’s Final Test Before Service Begins
Campus & Community
Tutoring Group Wins Zipcar’s Students With Drive Challenge
Peer to Peer Will Expand Offerings to Include In-Person Teaching, Field Trips, Cultural Exchanges
Recent Articles
A Commencement Speech Fit for a King
News Anchor Gayle King ’76 Recalls Life, Love and Ledo on First Return to Campus
Baseball Team Clinches Big Ten Title
Terps Head to Omaha for Conference Tournament as No. 1 Seed
‘I Refuse to Lie Down’
Paralyzed in an Accident 11 Years Ago, Graduating Senior Redefines Himself as Sports Journalist
Events
Jun 03
NOI+F SPARK! Lounge: A Night at The Opera
Jun 06
Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership Info Session
Jun 10
Trolley Trail Day
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
Foreign AffairsCountries on both sides of the Atlantic would benefit from transferring most of the responsibility for defending Europe to Europeans themselves, allowing the United States to shift to a supporting role.
In Brief
Several Summer Road Closures on the Way
As commencement ceremonies end, marking the end of the academic year, Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Carlo Colella alerts drivers of summer road closures for construction of the state’s light-rail Purple Line though campus and several other projects underway at the university.
UMD Study Finds Brain Connectivity, Memory Improves in Older Adults After Walking
Regular walks strengthen connections in and between brain networks, according to new University of Maryland School of Public Health research, adding to growing evidence linking exercise with slowing the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
UMD Astronomer Leads Study That Finds Water in Asteroid Belt Comet
Using infrared technology on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a University of Maryland-led team of astronomers for the first time has confirmed the presence of gas—specifically water vapor—around a comet in the solar system’s main asteroid belt.
Features
Terp Trendsetters
5 UMD Groups and Traditions That Have Spread to Campuses Nationwide
2023 UMD Summer Camps
Perennial Favorites and New Programs Offer Choices for Kids of All Ages