A famed scientist who broadened humanity’s understanding of itself through groundbreaking studies of some of our closest animal relatives told a campus audience Wednesday that amid the darkness arising from brutal wars and threats from climate change, …
Amid the increasing realization that boosting diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields is a key factor both for equity and for doing more insightful work, a University of Maryland-led project is examining potential …
Midterm elections are notorious for sluggish turnout, but with climate change, voter access, reproductive rights—as well as the congressional balance of power—reflected on ballots across the nation on Nov. 8, it’s more important than ever not to sit on the …
On Friday, Stefan Woehlke, postdoctoral associate in historic preservation, and graduate student Janet Adesina used laser scanning and 2D imaging to create a reference for the conservationists: “the most accurate real-world representation of Frederick …
More than eight decades after U.S. government maps formalized discriminatory real estate practices, new University of Maryland research is showing how one legacy of “redlined” neighborhoods is still blooming in contemporary Baltimore’s environment. The …
They came in SUVs and pickups loaded with cornhole boards, red canopies and snacks to lure their students to football tailgates. They came to meet their deans and to tour residence halls and apartments, now more lived in than at move-in. They came to laugh …
Online reviews are a go-to source for many people looking for a new doctor, but how can health care consumers judge the quality of the reviews themselves—and particularly, whether reviewer bias might be slanting the results? While previous studies have …
It’s nerve-wracking enough to move into a new campus apartment with strangers. Who’s going to take out the trash? Who has a car for grocery shopping? Who gets to control the thermostat? Now imagine having those conversations in Japanese—or Spanish or …
Added Dean Kimberly Griffin, “We want society to recognize educators and the importance of the path they’ve chosen.” While researchers have struggled to gather reliable data on just how widespread teacher shortages are throughout the country, 72% of …
Writing while imprisoned has a pedigreed history: Henry David Thoreau did it, along with Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Now, thanks to the efforts of UMD faculty and students, those incarcerated by Washington, D.C.’s Department …
Research by a Swedish scientist who won the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine for his work on human evolution, including sequencing the Neanderthal genome, has links of its own to the University of Maryland. Svante Pääbo’s studies using ancient DNA included …
For women, advancing in the architecture, engineering and construction industry generally means having to climb career ladders with more rungs than men of similar status—working more jobs, earning more advanced degrees and being stereotyped as less likable …
As mental health concerns like anxiety and severe depression continue to rise on college campuses across the country, the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health is launching an initiative that empowers those uniquely positioned to identify …
Jennette McCurdy did not come to the University of Maryland to sugarcoat the trauma of her youth. Before a packed audience last night in the Stamp Student Union’s Grand Ballroom, the former co-star of Nickelodeon hit “iCarly” said frankly, “When I turned …
Wes Moore, the Democratic candidate for governor in next month’s state election, leads Republican opponent Dan Cox by a more than 2-1 margin—60% to 28%, according to a Washington Post poll conducted with the University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy …
Dozens of species of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians vanished from parts of Latin America in the 1980s and 2000s, drawing little notice beyond a small group of ecologists. Yet the amphibian decline had direct health consequences for people, …
Idyllic scenes of nature and towering, colorful hands communicating in American Sign Language are more than a pretty backdrop for al fresco diners at The Hall CP in the University of Maryland’s Discovery District. The sweeping mural project led by …
“I am thrilled to be a part of the university’s honor, recognition and promotion of diversity and inclusion,” Johnson Coates said at today's dedication. The six-story, state-of-the-art residence hall is one of three buildings in the new Heritage …
Just as an overzealous exercise routine can alienate friends and family or a long series of relaxing evenings at home might lead to missed social opportunities, the brain can go overboard with self-care at the cellular level. Supported by a new $600,000 …
The University of Maryland is hosting a new $2 million project aimed at making the state of Maryland a central hub for research in the emerging field of quantum thermodynamics, which studies the rules that govern how energy flows in quantum systems. The …
