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$18M Gift to Endow UMD Sports Management Program, Support Scholarships

Spaces in Athletics Facilities to Be Named for Former NBA Executive Stephen M. Schanwald ’77

Campus & Community

A Decade of ‘Launching’ Terp Projects to Success

UMD’s Crowdfunding Platform Part of Giving Tuesday Fundraising Marathon

Research

Americans Across Political Spectrum Are United in Cynicism, Study Finds

Polls Failed to Capture Country’s Pessimistic Mood in Leadup to Election, Journalism Scholar Says

Campus & Community

A Decade of ‘Launching’ Terp Projects to Success

UMD’s Crowdfunding Platform Part of Giving Tuesday Fundraising Marathon

Research

Americans Across Political Spectrum Are United in Cynicism, Study Finds

Polls Failed to Capture Country’s Pessimistic Mood in Leadup to Election, Journalism Scholar Says

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Research

UMD Joins $50M Sodium Battery Consortium

Effort Aims to Develop Safe, Sustainable, Alternative Tech for Vehicles, Stationary Storage

Terp Holiday Gift Guide 2024

UMD Entrepreneurs Offer Cozy Blankets, ‘Looney’ Games, Local Lager and Wine, More

Arts & Culture

Mapping Capitalism from Tulips to Trade

Driskell Center Exhibition Showcases Noted Black Artist Dewey Crumpler’s Complex Vision

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Holiday Big Band Concert

Celebrate the season with classic jazz staples and timeless holiday tunes! This concert brings together three of the UMD School of Music’s jazz ensembles for a night of festive cheer.

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Going into December, usually two weeks before Christmas, retailers may be winding down on their discounts and the sales and capitalizing on the fact that procrastinators still need to do shopping and therefore they should pay more.

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Dean’s Professor of Marketing, on holiday shopping sales dwindling after Cyber Monday

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In Brief

UMD to Offer Fall Break Starting in 2025

Beginning in fall 2025, the university will implement a new, annual two-day fall break for students, taking place on the second Monday each October (Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day), and Tuesday. In addition, staff and faculty will now observe Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day on the Monday of fall break. The university will observe typical holiday operations on that Monday. Operations will resume as normal on Tuesday; however, no classes will take place.

Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication Available in AED Boxes Across UMD Campus

Naloxone, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medication, is now available in all 150 automated external defibrillator (AED) boxes in public buildings across the University of Maryland campus, UMD officials announced.

Fortune ranks SPH online Master's in Public Health No. 1 in Nation

The University of Maryland School of Public Health’s (SPH) online Master of Public Health program is the best in the nation for 2025, according to Fortune magazine.

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Features

UMD Hiring 40 Faculty Members for AI Institute

Planned Faculty Expansion Among Largest in University History

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Welcome to the Hotel Influenza

A Groundbreaking UMD Researcher Investigating How Respiratory Infections Spread Asks Volunteers to Check in—and Get Sick for Science

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