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Connie Chung poses with her book

‘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.

Fall 2024 Features
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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.

Fall 2024 Features
hand reaches for bell with illusion of coughing person

Welcome to the Hotel Influenza

A groundbreaking UMD researcher investigating how respiratory infections spread asks volunteers to check in—and get sick for science.

Fall 2024 Features
Andy and Kristin Looney pose with board games surrounding them

Wild Cards

A Fluctuating, Ever-Changing, Up-and-Down Journey to Gaming Success

Spring 2024 Features
EV drives through mountains

Charging Up That Hill

Ninety-second battery fill-ups. All-day range. Unparalleled safety. UMD researchers are powering up EVs to save the planet.

Spring 2024 Features
collage of Terp license plates

Driving Home Pride

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.

Spring 2024 Features
Collage of turtle stickers in transgender and pride flag colors, a Support #TransTerps button, a #TransTerps they pronoun button, and a "Debilitating Queerness" program

Out of the Shell

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.

Winter 2024 Features
Testudo mascot with inset images of historic mascot, student in mascot costume and student rubbing statue's nose

Standing the Testudo of Time

From Turtlenappings to TikTok Shenanigans, How an Unassuming Reptile Evolved to Represent Terp Spirit

Winter 2024 Features
homes in New Mexico

Tribal Loyalties

American Indians have long been denied fair access to homes, health care, schooling and jobs. For Joseph Kunkel M.Arch. ’09, the mission to change that is personal.

Winter 2024 Features
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