University of Maryland

Researchers including a University of Maryland doctoral student recently announced the discovery of a deeply eroded volcano near Mars’ equator that has profound implications in the search for life beyond Earth. The scientists tentatively…

Over three-quarters of trans people in Maryland worried about being negatively judged when seeking health care and nearly a third delayed necessary treatment, according to one finding of a new study of the state’s trans population…

LGBTQ+ as well as Black and Latinx populations are at increased risk for using tobacco products, so youths of color who are LGBTQ+ are squarely in the sights of Big Tobacco. As a result, they experience greater tobacco-related health…

A world without the hum of bees, the marching line of ants, the fluttering of butterflies? It’s hard to imagine, so a University of Maryland graduate student has given the campus a window—or at least a glass display—into that endangered…

Nearly 10,000 donors rallied on the University of Maryland’s 11th annual Giving Day to raise a record $4,221,558 in support of academic units, student organizations, scholarships and emergency funding across campus. The amount…

The University of Maryland will develop training for student poll workers from all University System of Maryland campuses, funded by a new grant from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. UMD will receive the bulk of the $78,521…

Without smart policymaking, banning harmful chemicals like bisphenols and phthalates—common ingredients in plastics manufacturing—can result in a game of regulatory whack-a-mole where chemicals of similar toxicity or that have not been…

The University of Maryland announced on Thursday a $27.2 million gift to the Department of Mathematics to endow the Brin Mathematics Research Center, establish a new Brin Endowed Chair in Mathematics and pilot the Brin Maryland…

“Tell me what you’re really thinking” rarely gets a straightforward response, even from the most candid individual. But for those trying to reach someone who’s unable to communicate, even a hint would be welcome as they wonder if the…

An alumnus’s $1 million gift will boost the impact of a range of services for University of Maryland students and college-bound high schoolers with autism and other neurodiverse needs. Martin Friedman ’92 facilitated the creation of the…