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
A fellowship program for students pursuing a Ph.D. in Operations Management and Management Science has been implemented by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Alumni Kim and Alan Cason Pledge Support in Honor of Their Late Terp Son
Maryland Athletics Receives $1M Gift for Football Scholarship Fund
A generous gift from Jeff Saul (M.S. ’91, Ph.D. ’98, physics) and his wife Joy Watnik-Saul honors the memory of an internationally recognized professor and supports physics education research at UMD.
Four PhD students are part of the 2025 cohort of ALISE Emerging Scholars
Emerging Voices: INFO’s Doctoral Scholars Shape the Future of LIS Education
Bold and Brave Solutions
Emilio A. Fernandez Adds UMD to Network of Schools Supporting Unconventional Learners
$2.1M Gift to Unlock Students’ Overlooked Potential in Engineering
Gabriela Arp, a Ph.D. candidate in UMD’s Biological Sciences Graduate Program, says our gut microbiomes house hormone transformers with the power to change our bodies and brains.
New advances in soft robotics and wearable devices have established a need for stretchable electronic components that can withstand mechanical deformation while sustaining their optimal performance.
Automating Wearable Electronics Design: How Next-Generation Devices Could Be Engineered by AI
INFO Professor Vanessa Frías-Martínez helps build trustworthy AI systems that deliver guidance in high-stakes situations.
UMIACS: Building AI That Keeps Users Safe Across Cultures and Crises (ft. Vanessa Frias-Martinez)
Stronger Communities
The unveiling of the new facility celebrates the opening of a state-of-the-art home for our nationally prominent basketball programs.
Maryland Athletics Receives $2.5M Gift, Brings Bakers' Total Commitment to $10M
Ronald Grudziecki ’62 Endows Professorship, Supports WIE to Honor Late Wife
Alum Gives $1M to Bolster Do Good Education, Women in Engineering
University Libraries Maintains 6 Decades of Archives From Groundbreaking PBS, NPR Shows Like ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘All Things Considered’
After the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Shutdown, UMD Keeps its History Alive
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.”