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Four Terps Named 2020 Goldwater Scholars
Over the Last Decade, UMD’s Nominations Yielded 33 Scholarships—the Most in the Nation
A Strong Terp (Game) Showing
‘Wheel of Fortune,’ ‘Jeopardy!’ to Feature UMD Contestants on Same Night
Alum Aims to Make Hate Unprofitable
Social Media Activist Group Goes After Advertisers on Racist, Extremist Websites, Shows
Five Ways to Support Female Leaders
Alums in Executive Roles Return to Smith School to Inspire Others
‘I Want to Create a Forgiving Environment’
Alum’s Experience in Jail Leads to Career Supporting Vulnerable Youth
Soaring Into Scientific Storytelling
Terp NASA Employee Turned Children’s Author Publishes Picture Book About Female Airplane Designer
‘It’s Worth Fighting For’
First Black Woman to Graduate From UMD Recounts her Experience in New Oral History
Math, Computer Science Major Wins Churchill Scholarship
National Award to Send Widely Published Senior to Cambridge for Master’s
‘Rising’ to the Grammys
Terp DJ Is First Female Producer to Earn Nomination—and Win—for Best Remixed Recording
Growing Beyond Meat
A Terp Started the Country’s Leading Plant-based Meat Company to Upend How We Eat
Sunny Outlook for New Broadcast Meteorology Class
TV’s Somara Theodore Opens Window Into Translating Science for Viewers
Moving On, But Staying in the Game
Winter Commencement 2019 Speakers to Include Former Terps, Ravens Standout Torrey Smith
A Winding Journey Completed
Student Commencement Speaker Finishes Longtime Goal of Graduating From UMD
‘Making Good Trouble’
Progressive Leader Cecile Richards to Discuss Life as an Activist in Campus Visit
Engineers Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
New Inductees Are Latest of Six UMD Faculty Recognized by NAI for ‘Prolific Spirit of Innovation’
Recent Graduate Awarded National Mitchell Scholarship
Former SGA President A.J. Pruitt Named 1 of 12 Winners to Pursue Graduate Study in Ireland
‘Repurposed, Not Retired’
Former Dean, Partner Make Gift Supporting Program That Offers Retirees an Opportunity to Give Back Through Service to the State
Alum Taps Into Hometown’s History
Historic Preservation Grad Opens Cooperative Pub Honoring Prohibition’s Namesake
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