GPU wall Yarnell’s 36-box DIY privacy wall—worth about $75,000 in GPUs—contains just a tiny portion of the packaging for 1,500 units he oversees at the UMIACS data center in the A.V. Williams Building, as well as at workstations in graduate labs. “They …
The 2007 death of a 12-year-old Prince George’s County boy due to complications from a tooth infection shed light on how race and class factor into accessing basic—and sometimes life-saving—dental treatment. Like many across the country, Deamonte Driver’s …
“If you prove online learning is your forte, we are going to make sure you excel at it,” said Sandy Abu-Arja, CPA’s executive director. “They can study from anywhere. Children who due to their health conditions choose to go online … won’t even miss school …
New affordable housing near transit stops, improved pedestrian safety and small business preservation along the coming Purple Line are needed to protect and strengthen the surrounding communities, according to a new report released Wednesday to federal, …
UMD students, faculty and staff who watched the DART impact at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory on Monday included (from left) Yun Zhang, Joe DeMartini, Carrie Holt, Harrison Agrusa, Christine Hartzell, Tony Farnham (kneeling), Ludmilla Kolokolova, …
As Suicide Prevention Month comes to a close this week, the University of Maryland is continuing to ramp up long-term suicide prevention efforts. This semester, the University Counseling Center begins rolling out T.E.R.P.S. (Training to Evaluate, Respond …
Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice and Vice President for Research Gregory F. Ball sent the following email today to faculty and staff: It is with great enthusiasm and excitement that we provide this update regarding the Grand Challenges …
Colin Jost, longtime co-anchor of “Saturday Night Live’s” “Weekend Update,” will headline the Homecoming Comedy Show, Student Entertainment Events (SEE) announced today. The actor and comedian will take the stage in Ritchie Coliseum at 5 and 9 p.m. Oct. 16 …
You might have felt unsettled after doing a simple web search for, say, restaurant recommendations, and then seeing your Facebook feed stuffed with ads for nearby eateries. Or maybe you’ve Googled how to fix your lawnmower, only to be stalked on your …
From demonstrating how old forests stockpile carbon to improving satellite snowfall measurements and exploring the climate consequences of Arctic sea ice decline, the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at the University of Maryland is a …
Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant youths arrive in Maryland each year, and even school district personnel charged with helping them succeed in their new lives sometimes can’t see beyond what they lack. “These kids are more than their levels of English …
We all know tobacco smoke is full of tar and carcinogens that contribute to cancer, emphysema, heart disease and a range of other maladies. What most of us haven’t given much thought to is what—along with the chemicals and soot—might be living in tobacco, …
Despite earning their degrees during one of the greatest convergences of crises in a century—a global pandemic, a racial-justice reckoning and a faltering economy—the University of Maryland’s undergraduate Class of 2021 firmly found its footing. According …
University President Darryll J. Pines and Counseling Center Director Chetan Joshi sent the following email to the campus community this morning: We are writing with a message of support for our community. Next week, October 1-8, is Mental Health Awareness …
Day-to-day operations at two Maryland hospital programs designed to help gun violence victims recover—and ultimately avoid involvement in further shootings—substantially suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new University of Maryland study shows. The …
Jasmine Mitchell ’20 and Marcus Ford ’20 during a live reading of the comics at the Woolly Mammoth Theater. (Photo by Jason Mukendi) He hired Mitchell and Ford, collaborators since their time at the Jiménez-Porter Writers' House, who used the …
A University of Maryland team of engineering seniors won an international competition for its design of a highly efficient electric helicopter that would whisk passengers with physical disabilities above the scrum of road traffic. The “Blitzen” concept, …
Declaring the United States a “Christian nation” is a message that Republicans could broadly embrace in the 2022 midterms and 2024 presidential race, a new University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll found. But the two government and politics professors …
Vaccinations and lifestyle adjustments in at risk-populations have enabled public health authorities to gradually get a better handle on monkeypox in the U.S., but new University of Maryland research warns that it’s too soon to relax. Waiting for another …
For hungry Terps, a fresh space to eat is served. This semester, the Yahentamitsi Dining Hall opened in the Heritage Community, which also includes the new Pyon-Chen and Johnson-Whittle residence halls. The name means “a place to go to eat” in the …
