UMD professor and biologist Caren Chang receives Distinguished Scholar-Teacher award
Chang was presented the award for her research on the plant hormone ethylene and its precursor molecule.
New students need lecturers, not research professors, in introductory courses
Impressionable young freshmen need the best first impressions of their majors.
Professor David MacMillan gives talk on winning Nobel Prize for breakthrough in chemistry
Dr. MacMillan and Benjamin List won the award for their creation of organocatalysis, a process that speeds up chemical reactions.
Oral health educator Dr. Alice Horowitz celebrates distinguished career
Dr. Horowitz has won many awards for her work in the field of tooth decay and oral cancer prevention.
UMD professor Deneen Brown discusses reporting on Tulsa Race Massacre
Brown uncovered the truth about the Tulsa Race Massacre as part of her work as a reporter at the Washington Post
UMD professor Jonathan England remembered as loving father, fierce ally to black community
He continued to speak out against racism up until his death.
Dozens gather at UMD vigil for beloved African American Studies professor Jonathan England
Students remembered England as a mentor and devoted ally.
“It feels like a void”: Grief through the eyes of one UMD student in the age of COVID-19
Saige Kratenstein, a junior marketing major, lost her father from complications due to COVID-19.
UMD students, professors weigh in on what growing up during COVID-19 could mean for Gen Z
Generation Z, or people born after the mid-1990s, are at an extremely impressionable stage in their development.
Academics deserve financial and institutional security. Here’s what they need.
The academic job market can be saved — but faculty need funding and power.