This week in photos: Kermit the Frog, juggling club and Gymkana
Check out photos of Gymkana, Kermit the Frog, the Juggling Club and more taken this week.
Dozens of researchers present findings at Graduate Research Appreciation Day
The event aimed to help researchers practice presenting in a lower-stakes environment as well as to publicize graduate students’ research.
UMD community criticizes ‘xenophobic’ federal inquiry about Chinese students, faculty
The letter demands this university provide six pieces of information about Chinese national students and researchers to a congressional committee.
Researcher discusses effect of e-waste at annual UMD African studies research conference
The two-day conference allowed students and faculty members at this university and other universities to come together and share their research findings.
UMD faculty, researchers criticize planned NIH research funding cuts
The research funding cuts came more than a week after Trump issued an executive order to pause federal spending on grants and loans.
UMD should use a small modular reactor to support clean energy in Prince George’s County
One small modular reactor could meet and exceed the university’s annual energy needs, allowing it to achieve energy independence and drastically reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
College Park, Columbia University to partner to research Lakeland and urban renewal
Columbia University will provide research consultant services for the city’s Restorative Justice Commission.
UMD to hire 40 faculty members for artificial intelligence institute
The new faculty members will join the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland, a collaborative research hub that launched in spring 2024.
Dozens of UMD undergraduate students present research in inaugural summer conference
The conference was organized by the University of Maryland's undergraduate research office, which was launched last year.
Rance Cleaveland remembered as avid researcher, dedicated mentor
Cleaveland died at his Arlington, Virginia home and is survived by his wife and three children. He was 62.