News from around campus
Several University of Maryland administrators, faculty and students hope to mitigate the potential impacts of affirmative action policies being struck down for college admissions.
Smith School Celebrates Black History Month (Robert H. Smith School of Business)
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is celebrating Black History Month and sharing the stories of just a few of the amazing alumni who are paving the way for future generations.
Center of the Circle (Maryland Today)
New Driskell Center Exhibit Showcases Pioneering Artist’s Personal Relationships With Peers
UMD students call for end to violence in southern Gaza at demonstration (The Diamondback)
More than 70 students gathered on Hornbake Plaza Tuesday to raise awareness about the deteriorating humanitarian situation amid Israel’s assault on southern Gaza.
news story image Vené Richardson-Powell is a faculty assistant in Fischell Institute Affiliate Fellow and BIOE Assistant Professor Jenna Mueller's Global Biomedical Devices lab.
UMD panel highlights people of color in agriculture, sustainability (The Diamondback)
Panelists discussed land tenure, sustainability and food production at an event Thursday showcasing the experiences of farmers in Maryland who are Black, indigenous and people of color.
Maryland Graduate Students Visit Japan through Kakehashi Project (School of Public Policy)
The University of Maryland School of Public Policy, along with Georgetown University, the University of Virginia and American University, partnered with the Kakehashi Project to facilitate a unique opportunity for a selective cohort of graduate students to travel to Japan as part of Japan's Friendship Ties Program for a week-long immersion experience.
Michael Straker is a fourth-year bioengineering Ph.D. candidate in Fischell Institute Fellow and Herbert Rabin Distinguished Chair in Engineering Reza Ghodssi's MEMS Sensors and Actuators Lab (MSAL).
Grand Challenges initiative connects community-based activists with university resources
OCRSM leads relationship health talk (Stories Beneath the Shell)
The Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct hosted a cardmaking workshop Friday afternoon to help University of Maryland students identify healthy and unhealthy relationship traits.