University of Maryland

Motivations for alcohol misuse evolve as people age, from a university student bonding with peers or chasing a high to roughly half of middle-aged adults reporting they sometimes drink for relief from stress. Now a University of Maryland…

Often maligned—and feared—as creepy nightmare critters, spiders in reality are some of the most environmentally friendly pest regulators. They actively feed on flies, moths, mosquitoes and roaches, eliminating parasites and many other…

Researchers mapping the spread of saltwater intrusion on farmland in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia found that land area covered by visible salt patches almost doubled from 2011 to 2017, turning over 19,000 acres into…

An international team of researchers led by University of Maryland scientists has sequenced the complete genome for einkorn wheat—the world’s first domesticated crop—and traced its evolutionary history, a breakthrough that will help…

Starting this fall, a new display at the Stamp Student Union may have students thinking twice before squashing the next creepy crawler they encounter on the way to the food court.Adorned with lady beetles, assassin bugs, skimmer…

Eight alums with records of professional accomplishment and philanthropic work have been elected trustees of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation.As members of the board of trustees, Alan C. Cason ’80, Ryan L. Dearborn ’90,…

The University of Maryland has named Juan “Jay” Rosselló vice president for legal affairs and general counsel, effective Aug. 1. In this role, Rosselló will serve as the university’s chief legal officer responsible for managing the…

A nonprofit tech coalition has awarded the University of Maryland $500,000 to establish a program in the Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing (I4C) to expand the ranks of Black, Latina and Native American (BLNA) women…

With gunshot injuries in Washington, D.C. up nearly 20% from this time last year, a new analysis tool developed by a University of Maryland School of Public Health doctoral student is helping district leaders detect surges in gun…

As a shot clock reached zero outside the Xfinity Center on Thursday, a giant banner dropped to reveal Maryland’s two head basketball coaches taking charge, but not of their teams. Brenda Frese and Kevin Willard each grinned from behind…