Fall 2019

Produce Safety a Zap Away?

by Chris Carroll | Illustration by Matthew Laumann While thorough washing can head off some of the foodborne illnesses that sicken tens of millions of…

UMD to Lead $175M Institute on Planet-People Interaction

by Chris Carroll | Illustration by Margaret Hall The University of Maryland will host a new cooperative research institute to expand our understanding of…

The Big Question

What’s the Most Important Cultural Object in the World? Illustration by Lincoln Agnew Bill Bowerman Chair, Department of Environmental Science and…

Alumni Association News

Letter From the Executive Director By the time you read this, the newest crop of Terps will just be settling into life in College Park. They’ll be making…

Three Cheers for an Embattled Testudo

Alum’s Photo Collection Captures Student Life—and Statue’s Shenanigans by Annie Dankelson | Photo by Dick Byer/courtesy of University Archives For a…

Drain Gain

Researchers Seek to Lift Urban Areas by Managing Stormwater by Liam Farrell | Photo by Edwin Remsberg Photography In the alley behind the 1800 block of…

Letters From a Science Giant

$300K Sale of Hawking Correspondence Funds Gravitational Physics Endowment by Chris Carroll | Letters photo by John T. Consoli; Hawking photo by Terry…

Championing Mental Health

Title-Winning Soccer Player Focuses on New Goals After Battling Depression by Annie Dankelson | Photos by John T. Consoli When the Terps men’s soccer team…

UMD Acts to Prevent Mold in Residence Halls

by Terp Staff | Photo by John T. Consoli From installing humidity sensors to replacing windows and roofs, the University of Maryland completed more than 100…