Features
Targeting the World’s Most Bloodthirsty Killer
UMD scientists built a fungus that wipes out mosquitoes. With African partners, they hope to save millions of lives.
When his Olympic dreams on the bike came crashing down, Ryan Collins ’16, MBA ’20 struggled to even hold the handlebars. Now he’s racking up records as an elite ultracyclist.
A Silver Anniversary for the Gold Standard in Performing Arts
For nearly 25 seasons, The Clarice has celebrated theater, music and dance. Terp takes a photographic tour of the landmark center’s first act.
A Second Family, a Limitless Future
A unique scholarship program has transformed the lives of hundreds of UMD students. Twenty-five years later, its pioneers share how.
On the farm and in the lab, researchers are fighting a virus that’s pushing up food prices and threatening a new pandemic
How Students in UMD’s Forensic Accounting Club Helped Crack a Murder Case
A UMD researcher of a rare disease that fatally ages children has discovered how an obscure blue compound could help us all look younger.
A Fresh Start for ‘Maryland’s Shame’
Joi Howard ’03 seeks to turn a shuttered, segregated psychiatric hospital into a working farm and wellness site for the Black community.
No matter the decade, Terps found refuges and ‘Rendezvous’ points on College Park’s Main Street
‘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.
From titles to revenue to academics, Maryland scored by joining the Big Ten Conference. Here are 10 ways it’s been a B1G decade.
Welcome to the Hotel Influenza
A groundbreaking UMD researcher investigating how respiratory infections spread asks volunteers to check in—and get sick for science.
A Fluctuating, Ever-Changing, Up-and-Down Journey to Gaming Success
Ninety-second battery fill-ups. All-day range. Unparalleled safety. UMD researchers are powering up EVs to save the planet.
UMD-themed vanity plates are the highway four-leaf clovers we love to spot. We share some of the best—and the tales behind the tags.
Twenty-five years ago, the LGBTQ+ Equity Center opened to support queer Terps who felt invisible, isolated and harassed. Some of the founders recount its humble start and hard-won victories.