News from around campus
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.
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
Op/ed: Building on Black Leadership in Higher Education (Maryland Today)
Pines Lauds Foundational Work by UMD’s First Black Chancellor
Alumna Blasts Into Space (Maryland Today)
NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Becomes Second Black Woman to Join ISS
Hundreds of community members gathered together at the Ritchie Coliseum for the annual powwow, which this university has held since 1992. The event was organized by this university’s multicultural involvement and community advocacy office.
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