UMD launches study to analyze impacts of lowering voting age to 16
The Vote 16 Network will bring together students, researchers and outside organizations.
Biden announces intent to nominate UMD research VP to Commerce Department position
Laurie Locascio, the university's research vice president, worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for 28 years.
In his inaugural address, President Darryll Pines shares his vision for UMD
The university will invest $40 million to recruit faculty from underrepresented groups.
An update to UMD’s conflict of interest policy is pending approval by the USenate
The University Senate is set to vote on it by the end of the year.
UMD research spaces will expand to 75 percent occupancy on April 5
Research is currently operating at 50 percent capacity.
Death by design: Windows in UMD’s buildings are killing birds
A UMD lecturer began a project in 2017 to monitor the bird collisions.
UMD researchers have found traces of the COVID-19 virus in campus wastewater
The researchers are working with administrators to develop a response plan.
A Halloween without pumpkins: UMD fights effects of climate change on Maryland crops
Climate change can also explain why the fall foliage is a looking a little less vivid this year.
UMD survey finds gap between parents’ child care needs and university-provided services
Flexible meeting and work times were the most common type of support received.
UMD researcher awarded $3.5 million to develop a Lyme disease vaccine
Maryland has the 12th highest incidence of Lyme disease among all states.