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Bold and Brave Solutions
UMD is making real progress for real people by pushing frontiers in emerging fields, making groundbreaking discoveries and spinning out innovations that tackle our world’s most pressing problems.
Unprecedented Transformation
We helped lay the groundwork for the AI revolution. We’re building the Capital of Quantum. Our Grand Challenges Grants have shifted the landscape of interdisciplinary work on our campus. And we’re just getting started.
Forward for the University of Maryland
We call upon the strength of our Terrapin community to move Maryland forward. Join us in building a better future for all.
Multi-Unit Priorities
Capitalizing on our expertise in artificial intelligence, quantum and interdisciplinary research, we are taking on the grand challenges of our time that cross all sectors of industry, government and society.
UMD is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to boost human potential, promoting its trustworthy and responsible use in industry, government and society. In doing so, we are preparing students from all majors to thrive in an AI-integrated workforce.
Long a leader in quantum science, UMD is accelerating a statewide effort to amp up discovery and economic growth in a field that holds the potential to revolutionize education, health care and commerce. We are building the Capital of Quantum.
Combining research methods and practice in education, speech pathology, library sciences and family engagement, UMD is invested in expanding and improving literacy to inspire curiosity in the youngest minds across our state.
UMD researchers are taking on humanity’s grand challenges by launching interdisciplinary collaborations and forging new approaches to address vexing issues in global health, energy, data security and online privacy, sustainability and more.
Excellence & Impact
UMD researchers’ new study explores whether a noisy home helps or hurts little ones’ speech.
Does a Noisy Home Negatively Impact Children’s Language Development?
UMD Research Changes Lives: Baltimore, Prince George’s County leaders tap UMD scholar to map looming disasters.
Researcher’s 3D Model Warns of Flood Risks to Local Communities
A College of Education researcher finds a playful approach to teaching kids geometry is collaborative and effective.
The Department of African American and Africana Studies has a new endowed professorship that will be used to support existing and future faculty, thanks to Singleton McAllister ’75.
Alumna Establishes Endowed Professorship in African American and Africana Studies
Net-Zero High School Makes the Grade in National Competition
UMD Professor “LEEDs” the Way in Sustainable Building Design
Combined $7.4M from Gates Foundation and Microsoft AI for Good Lab support a push for fresh data for farmers.
UMD Researchers Help Kenya Build Its Agricultural Data Infrastructure
UMD Students can build their skills for navigating Generative AI (GenAI) with a new AI and Information Literacy micro-credential offered by the University of Maryland Libraries.
UMD Libraries Launches New AI and Information Literacy Micro-Credential
University of Maryland and state officials on Tuesday opened a home for Microsoft's newest quantum research center, international quantum firms and UMD startups that is designed to anchor Maryland's emerging quantum industry.
At Quantum Discovery Center Launch, ‘The World Has Descended Upon College Park’
Research and practice partnership between the University of Maryland, College Park and Morgan State University aims to address systemic literacy challenges in the state.
Terp Magazine Award Winners
This award recognizes alums who are advancing knowledge, driving innovation and creating real-world solutions to society’s most urgent challenges.
Samudrala invented a pioneering technique to predict disease treatments, analyzing how every drug interacts with every protein in the human body.
Koper is a pioneer in evidence-based crime policy, creating the globally used Koper Curve Principle to help police departments organize patrols in crime “hot spots.”
Working to galvanize a “wellness revolution,” Kues founded True Community, which provides first aid and CPR certification in 20 American cities, and in Africa.