In a new partnership between NASA and the University of Maryland, researchers in the Department of Geographical Sciences have been tapped to lead a five-year, $15 million consortium to turn satellite data into down-to-earth, actionable information to …
The University of Maryland ranked No. 12 among U.S. public institutions and No. 57 among top universities from nearly 100 countries in U.S. News & World Report’s list of 2022-23 Best Global Universities. UMD, tied with Ruprecht Karls University …
More than 800 volunteers picked up, packed up and fully stepped up to complete a record-high 40 service projects on Saturday’s 11th annual Good Neighbor Day. Throughout College Park and surrounding neighborhoods, Terps, local high school students and …
The lifespans of honey bees living in laboratory environments has dropped about 50% over the last 50 years, hinting at possible causes for the worrisome trends across the beekeeping industry, according to new research by University of Maryland …
University Health Center Director Dr. Spyridon Marinopoulos sent the following email to the campus community today: In late October, I wrote to you about the importance of prevention as we entered the fall respiratory virus season. Over the last few weeks, …
The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) announced plans yesterday to establish the University of Maryland 3-Institute for Health Computing, led by the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of …
Abby Jablonski '25 greets Moore. The Michigan native said she voted in Maryland for the first time this week—including for him. Moore, a former nonprofit executive, veteran and author, will be Maryland’s first Black governor. He was joined at the event …
For 30 years, when companies and municipalities have faced especially vexing and persistent predicaments, they’ve turned to an elite squad of problem solvers: the students of the Robert H. Smith School of Business’ QUEST Honors Program. From navigating the …
The building is named in honor of Zupnik, a 1959 UMD alum and Majestic Builders president and CEO, whose $25 million commitment to the university is helping to make the building possible. The majority of his commitment will go toward long-term support for …
Mandated face coverings vs. no masking. Fourteen days of isolation or five. Online schooling or crowded classrooms. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at times seems like a cacophony of mixed messaging from public health experts and government officials. Much …
A team of Terps will take fundraising fun to new heights this weekend—with the help of spirit, stamina and some strong stomachs. Gymkana, an acrobatics and gymnastics troupe based in the School of Public Health that promotes active, drug-free lifestyles, …
Thousands of years of wheat cultivation have created a bountiful crop that today provides about one-fifth of the calories consumed by the world’s population, but the process that led to desirable traits like large grains and yields have also suppressed …
Despite economic headwinds, Democratic candidates so far have surpassed expectations in yesterday’s midterm elections, holding ground in congressional races and picking up offices at the state and local levels, including notching a historic first in …
Passing the semester’s midpoint and starting the countdown to Thanksgiving break aren’t the only reasons to love November at Maryland. The changing colors of the tree canopies along McKeldin Mall, the satisfying crunch of leaves underfoot on campus …
Bottom-up action from states, cities and businesses, combined with ongoing federal leadership, can enable the United States to meet its 2030 climate target of 50-52% emissions reductions from 2005 levels, according to an in-depth analysis released today by …
In a new scientific review, a team of 70 scientists from 19 countries that includes a University of Maryland researcher today warned that if no steps are taken to shield insects from climate change, the consequences will “drastically reduce our ability to …
A five-year, $41 million cooperative agreement announced this week with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will expand a University of Maryland-based institute’s work to provide scientific information to fight food-related illness and enable the …
The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State on Friday announced the appointment of three professors from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and three from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) as MPower …
Midterm elections have traditionally been sleepy affairs, but Tuesday’s contests are expected to generate record turnout, with voters flocking to polls and mailboxes to weigh in on a wide range of important, even existential, issues at home and abroad. In …
As a senior elementary education major, Jennifer Lopez ’06 singled out her first-grade teacher for being an influential mentor, and even inspiring her to spend hours pretending she was teaching her own class. Lopez, who honored teacher Mary Lee in a 2005 …
