Tag: study

UMD study says gender-affirming policies benefit student mental health

Gender-affirming policies can improve students’ mental health, according to a report co-led by Jessica Fish, a University of Maryland assistant professor in the family science…

Auzinea Bacon
February 22, 2022

Here’s why students ask strangers to watch their belongings in popular study areas

University Police does not recommend leaving belongings with strangers.

Freelance Reporter
March 12, 2020

Meet the two UMD researchers working to understand US-based terrorism

The two researchers won a $1.5 million grant to investigate how terrorists are created and rehabilitated.

Clara Longo de Freitas
February 17, 2020

At UMD, doctoral students depend on their advisers. What can happen when things go wrong?

Part 1 of a two-part look into this complex and often fraught relationship.

Angela Roberts
January 30, 2020

UMD students’ petition for a sign language major has more than 500 signatures

Only two sign language courses are being offered this semester.

Chloe Goldberg
January 27, 2020

Studying Nemo: What these UMD researchers learned about how clownfish see

The researchers worked with a team in Australia to study how clownfish see up close.

Rina Torchinsky
December 2, 2019

UMD professor continues decades-long research comparing foster care to orphanages

Nathan Fox and his colleagues have examined the outcomes of Romanian children placed in foster care early in their lives.

Shreeya Agarwal
December 2, 2019

UMD researchers want to know if educational programming can reduce bias in kids

They received a grant of more than $1 million to assist in the project.

Shreeya Agarwal
October 28, 2019

A diverse group of UMD researchers is studying the link between brain and gut health

Their work is backed by a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Rina Torchinsky
September 11, 2019

UMD students will lose some study space in Hornbake Library this fall

The iSchool will use part of the library's downstairs for office and work space.

Christine Condon
July 3, 2019