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A Week After Returning to Earth, Alum Joins 6 Others to Accept Alumni Association Honors

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Have a Best Friend at Work? Try Hosting a TV Show Together.

2 UMD Staffers Are New Faces of WETA House-Hunting Show ‘If You Lived Here’

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Getting ‘Wise’ at the Ballot Box

Alum’s New Website Helps Voters Easily See Where Candidates Stand on Major Issues

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Have a Best Friend at Work? Try Hosting a TV Show Together.

2 UMD Staffers Are New Faces of WETA House-Hunting Show ‘If You Lived Here’

People

Getting ‘Wise’ at the Ballot Box

Alum’s New Website Helps Voters Easily See Where Candidates Stand on Major Issues

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5 Key Congressional Races to Watch on Election Night

UMD Political Scientist Says Control of Both Chambers Will Be a ‘Nailbiter’

18 Top Undergraduates Honored as Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars

Program Also Celebrates Students’ K-12, UMD Mentors

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Study: Veterans and Military Family Members Improve Election Confidence

Survey Finds Service at Polls and Other Election Jobs Boosts Trust in Fairness, Safety

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Lessons in Leadership: Frederick Douglass’ Legacy in the 21st Century

The Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities hosts Kenneth Morris as the inaugural speaker for its Lessons in Leadership series.

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The question is, do companies put their money where their mouth is? Are you willing to pay a little bit more for the opportunity to have the courts potentially enforce these contracts?

Evan Starr

Associate professor of management and organization, on business’ ability to enforce noncompete agreements

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As Early Voting in Maryland Ends Oct. 31, Terps Urged to Make Plan to Vote

University President Darryll J. Pines and Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice sent the following email to the campus community on Wednesday afternoon: As Election Day approaches on Nov. 5, we have the opportunity to participate in one of our most important civic duties when we cast our vote for candidates and causes that we each support.

Using Heat Pumps to Dry Wood Could Green Up Construction Industry, UMD Study Shows

A newly published paper led by the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) researchers makes the case for developing heat pump technologies to decarbonize the wood-drying industry, which prepares lumber for building construction, furniture and more.

Health on the Ballot: School of Public Health Doctoral Students Create Nonpartisan Voting Guide

Two guides created by University of Maryland doctoral students can help voters heading to the polls on Nov. 5 understand how key public health topics play into a contentious election.

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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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In UMD Visit, Kermit Makes a Rainbow Connection With Terps

Famed Frog (and his Performer) Talk With ARHU Dean About Jim Henson ’60, Miss Piggy and Life Lessons From the Muppets

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