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‘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

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People

A Commencement Speech Fit for a King

News Anchor Gayle King ’76 Recalls Life, Love and Ledo on First Return to Campus

Athletics

Baseball Team Clinches Big Ten Title

Terps Head to Omaha for Conference Tournament as No. 1 Seed

People

‘I Refuse to Lie Down’

Paralyzed in an Accident 11 Years Ago, Graduating Senior Redefines Himself as Sports Journalist

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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.

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EXPERTS in the News

Countries 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.

Associate Professor of Public Policy Joshua Itzkowitz Shifrinson

With co-authors, on whether the U.S. should prioritize security needs in Asia

Foreign Affairs

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.

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Features

Terp Trendsetters

5 UMD Groups and Traditions That Have Spread to Campuses Nationwide

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2023 UMD Summer Camps

Perennial Favorites and New Programs Offer Choices for Kids of All Ages

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