PROGRESS holds inaugural distinguished speaker series event (Stories Beneath the Shell)
PROGRESS, which stands for Prevent Gun Violence: Research, Empowerment, Strategies and Solutions, hosted a distinguished speaker series event on Wednesday, featuring professors Rabiatu Barrie and Brooklynn Hitchens.
Honoring Black History with BSiPP (School of Public Policy)
Founded in 2017, Black Students in Public Policy (BSiPP) has been fostering partnerships and collaborations with faculty and the student body. BSiPP aims to provide a safe and supportive space for Black students and students of other marginalized identities studying public policy.
Findings from the poll—fielded January 29-February 5, 2024 among 1,891 respondents using Ipsos’s probability-based KnowledgePanel—shed light on whether Americans feel the need to speak carefully about issues related to Israel-Palestine and the war between Russian and Ukraine.
Desiree Jones, a University of Maryland President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychology (PSYC), was recently named a recipient of the International Society for Autism Research’s (INSAR) Dissertation Award.
Celebrating Women's History Month 2024
People across the world benefit from the perspective that women bring to engineering and from the positive difference those engineers make.
Arquitectos unidos: Latino students leave a foundation on campus (La Voz Latina)
Irving Bravo was speaking with his mentor Juan Sempertegui about the new organization, Latino PreLaw Society, when he realized that there wasn’t a club for Latino architects on campus. This prompted a text message that fueled the creation of the Latinx Architects United (LAU) organization at UMD.
Alum Astronaut Reports From Space Station: ‘I’m Still in Awe’ (Maryland Today)
In UMD Interview, Jeanette Epps Describes Surprises and Role as ‘Hands and Eyes’ of Earthbound Scientists
UMD event mourns people with disabilities murdered by caretakers (The Diamondback)
University of Maryland community members honored people with disabilities who were murdered by their families and caretakers during an annual Day of Mourning on Friday.
A legacy left for Boricuas y Dominicanos (La Voz Latina)
Two University of Maryland students set out to leave their mark by creating a haven for Puerto Rican and Dominican students because they felt they did not have a space where they felt they could express their culture free from racial prejudice.
Building community health research starts with trust, partnership (School of Public Health)
UMD, CDC research framework shows how to advance health equity in local healthcare delivery