Featured Articles
Welcome to the Hotel Influenza
A groundbreaking UMD researcher investigating how respiratory infections
spread asks volunteers to check in—and get sick for science.
10 in 10
From titles to revenue to academics, Maryland scored by joining the Big Ten Conference.
Here are 10 ways it’s been a B1G decade.
‘Connie’ Breaks a Story: Her Own
Trailblazing journalist Connie Chung ’69 battled misogyny and racism to reach the pinnacle of TV news.
In a new self-titled memoir, she shares what it took to get there.
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2 Terps Take Gold
Triple Jumper, Basketball Player Earn Top Honors in Paris Olympics
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Testudo on Tap
UMD Joins With Baltimore Brewery Co-founded by Alum to Offer New Beer
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Lab Awarded Record-Setting Research Contract of Up to $500M
Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security Addresses National Challenges With a Human-Centered Lens
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From Ashes to Awe
Students and Faculty Mark 20 Years of Excavating and Documenting Little-Known Ruins Near Pompeii
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Farm to Table, UMD Style
Terp Farm Celebrates 10 Years of Growing Fresh Produce for Campus
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Sustainable Developments
Grant Program Greens Campus
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Book Throws Jab at Art of Black Boxers
Researcher Reveals How Stereotypes Were Reinforced
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Leveling Up Gender Diversity
Women’s, Nonbinary Esports Teams Change the Game in Conference Competitions
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A New Reflection on History
Physicist Who Helped Send Mirrors to Moon on Apollo 11 Prepares to Launch an Improved Model
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UMD Casts HydroNet to Predict, Prepare for Floods
Researchers, Local Leaders to Track Real-time Data in State’s Waterfront Communities
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Glowing ‘Gem of the University’
Maryland’s Little-Known Nuclear Reactor Observes a Half-Century of Fission
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How to Zap Your Phone-Charging Phobias
Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life
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An Insider’s Look at a Prison’s Imprint
Criminologist, Once Convicted, Studies Ripple Effects of Legal System Involvement
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Clear ‘View’ of Road Dangers
From Sidewalks to Streetlights, Common Features Shown in Google’s Tech Linked to Crash Frequency
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Seal of AI-pproval
System Could Derail Video Fakes, Deep or Shallow
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Alumni Association News
Tailgates, Touchdowns and Togetherness
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What Happens in Vegas (Is Thanks to a Terp)
Alum Brings Big Concerts to Sin City
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Behind Baltimore’s Closed Doors
Alumna Investigates the Small Histories in Charm City’s Houses
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Back to the Buzzer
After 9 Wins on ‘Jeopardy!,’ History Grad to Return for Tournament of Champions
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Spring in Their Step
An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History
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Track Record
Newly Laid Tracks for Purple Line Curve Up to Campus Drive