Impact
At the University of Maryland, we are forging ahead as our moment and our impact grow. With the might of our Terp community surrounding us, we are pushing Forward to make the extraordinary possible.
Tomorrow's Trailblazers
Craig and Lisa Adler, both 1979 graduates of the University of Maryland, are making a significant estate gift to support students and scholarships, aiming to create lasting impact and expand access to education through the university’s Forward campaign long term.
The School of Public Policy, in partnership with the School of Public Health, hosted the fourth annual Karabelle Pizzigati Lecture on Children’s Advocacy, honoring Pizzigati’s lifelong commitment to ensuring the well-being, safety and education of all children.
Fourth Annual Pizzigati Lecture on Children’s Advocacy Honors Legacy and Inspires Action
The University of Maryland has received $51.7 million in new philanthropic investments from its most generous benefactor, the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation, to dramatically expand scholarships for promising engineering students and deepen academic collaborations with a network of other top engineering schools.
Clark Foundation Invests $51.7M to Support Engineering Scholarships, Programming
David Ginsburg, a 1975 alum of the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has made a $50,000 gift to the school to establish the David Ginsburg Family Endowed Scholarship in Journalism.
Merrill Alum David Ginsburg Establishes Endowed Scholarship in Journalism with $50,000 Gift
Bold and Brave Solutions
Armed With AI, Researchers Cook Up Greener Alternatives for Everyday Products
Professor Meiqing Shi will investigate the cellular mechanisms behind immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)
UMD Researcher Receives $3.75M to Study Deadly Complication in HIV/AIDS Medications
The Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business received $1.031 million in federal funds for an initiative to help small businesses adopt AI solutions to improve efficiencies.
Smith’s Center for AI in Business Awarded $1M+ Federal Grant to Help Small Businesses Adopt AI
Students Design, 3D-Print More Affordable Limb Replacements for Amputees
Stronger Communities
Darryll J. Pines, Janelle Wong to Be Inducted for Educational Leadership, Study of Asian American Experience
UMD President and Political Scientist Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Adam Kaliner ’92 Also Makes Gift to Support Do Good Campus Fund
Through His Remodeling Company, Terp ‘Builds’ Up Employees to Help Their Communities
The Do Good Institute’s Impact Bootcamp continues to support aspiring innovators at the University of Maryland, guiding students through a six-week journey to refine and launch their social impact projects.
Students Create Meaningful Change Through Spring 2026 Impact Bootcamp
Fearless Starts Here
Forward Campaign Co-Chair
Jimmy Reyes '85
"This campaign is about building a future as bold as the dreams that walk this campus daily. It’s about the fearless spirit that defines Maryland in every area of study. It’s about every student and every breakthrough.”