Day of Mourning vigil recognizes filicide victims (Stories Beneath the Shell)
The annual Day of Mourning, hosted by the University of Maryland President’s Commission on Disability Issues, or PCDI, took place virtually Friday afternoon in remembrance of disabled people who were killed by their parents or caretakers.
The event brought the Black community on campus together for a night of entertainment, and the smaller scale enabled the performers to feel comfortable sharing their poems without the fear of being judged.
UMD debuts an opera on the legacy of Mexican President Santa Anna (La Voz Latina)
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna was a one-legged, exiled Mexican president. The University of Maryland’s opera graduate students debuted Orgullo which tackled the contentious historical figure Feb. 9 at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Sidney Redwood is a junior studying bioengineering. Last summer, she participated in the Fischell Institute Summer Research Internship program in Fischell Institute Fellow Greg Payne's research group.
ISSS Launches International Student Relief Fund (Maryland Global)
International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) has begun fundraising efforts for a new International Student Support Fund, which will go towards supporting UMD international students experiencing a crisis in their home country, providing cost assistance for basic necessities or educational expenses.
As we commemorate Women's History Month, it's crucial to recognize the contributions of women in the tech industry, exemplified by individuals like Divya from Maryland Applied Graduate Engineering at the University of Maryland.
UMD SGA, Dining Services look to expand kosher dining on campus (The Diamondback)
The University of Maryland SGA is working with Dining Services to potentially increase kosher food options on campus.
Turning A Smithsonian Museum Inside Out (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources)
UMD Landscape Architecture Students Re-envision the Grounds of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Shane Coffield, a researcher with the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, advocates for an evidence-based approach to inclusion.
Imagining Racial Justice in Brazil and Beyond (School of Public Health)
In January of 2024, SPH’s Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education, Dr. Nicole Cousin-Gossett, embarked on a transformative journey to confront systemic and institutional racism. With a groundbreaking approach aimed at addressing one of the most pervasive issues in public health, Nicole took a diverse group of fourteen undergraduates and three graduate students to São Paulo, Brazil for her course entitled “Racism as a Public Health Crisis in the US and Brazil.”