Spring 2021

Apple Appeal

Researchers Devise Ways to Make Fruit Red and Delicious By Samantha Watters | Photo illustration by Stephanie S. Cordle Mid-atlantic apple growers face a…

Flipping Out for 75 Years

Gymkana Troupe Has Taken a Healthy Message to New Heights By Annie Dankelson | Photos by Tyler Ecker and courtesy of University Archives For…

UMCP, UMB Team Up to Climb in National Research Ranking

By Chris Carroll | Photos by UMCP and UMB; collage by Stephanie S. Cordle Scientists, scholars, doctors and engineers from the University of Maryland,…

Researchers’ Aim: One Vaccine for Many Viruses

Illustration by Lauren Biagini Whether it’s one shot to prevent measles or another to stave off COVID-19, vaccines can add up to an impressive number of…

Pines of the Times

Photo by John T. Consoli The University of Maryland celebrated the official inauguration of President Darryll J. Pines in April with a week showcasing…

‘It’s Not an Error, It’s a Language’

Researcher Aims to Teach Teachers About African American Language, and Liberate Student Writers By Chris Carroll | Photo by John T. Consoli While a…

Pandemic Fighter’s Priorities

Lifelong Terp Helps Lead Nation’s Vaccine Trials By Chris Carroll | Photo by John T. Consoli One of the nation’s leading scientists in the desperate…

Sports Briefs

Photos courtesy of Maryland Athletics Two Longtime Coaches Mark Milestones Head women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese and head men’s soccer coach Sasho…

Collecting Today’s History

Alum Documents Events in Real Time for Smithsonian Museum By Sala Levin ’10 | Photos courtesy of Jason Spear/NMAAHC; portrait by Marvin Joseph/The Washington…