The United States was already struggling with one of the worst maternal mortality rates of any industrialized nation when the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw them rise even higher—particularly during the pandemic’s second year—exacerbating racial and …
Think you have to head to a packed beach to make the most of your spring break? More than three dozen University of Maryland students are dispelling that myth as they pile into vans tomorrow to clear trail brush, restore oyster beds or repair homes as part …
With the help of the agricultural consulting agency Grow & Fortify, Butler secured a two-year USDA Specialty Crops grant to fund research on the hop, which was named for the watershed that straddles both Frederick and Carroll counties; his team planted …
Rodell and study co-author Bailing Li, an assistant research scientist at UMD’s Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, studied 1,056 extreme wet and dry events. The satellites use precise measurements of Earth’s gravity field to detect water …
In this still from the film, John Shipton addresses the media. (Image courtesy of Shipton House) The film, which also features Assange’s lawyer-turned-wife, Stella Moris, offers a rarely seen personal view of the Australian activist who gained notoriety …
The U.S. economy reacted in shock when a run on deposits brought down Silicon Valley Bank last week, but there were troubling signs of the institution’s approach to risk well before the crisis, according to a new essay by a University of Maryland expert in …
Supported by a new $3 million grant, a University of Maryland genomicist is continuing a decadelong fight against a painful, disfiguring parasitic skin condition that has received scant attention from the global medical community because of who it infects …
Crunching through the woods behind the lacrosse and field hockey complex on a gusty afternoon, nearly a dozen students squealed in delight. Their discovery was no squirrel, baby deer or turtle, but a tiny, red, curled-up millipede, nestled into a crevice …
Donning feathers, beads and colorful traditional outfits, Native Americans representing tribes from across the country gathered on Saturday for the first University of Maryland Pow Wow since 2019. It’s a “celebration of culture, community and resilience,” …
Soaring ceilings, beautifully finished floors, chef-worthy kitchens—all these examples of homebuying catnip are well down the list of must-haves for a certain kind of purchaser with one question: How are the schools? New research from the University of …
Wacky stories of fry cooks who can’t move to a competitor’s grill for a raise, or mid-level execs with ambition and a bright idea who can’t start their own firms make noncompete agreements easy to hate. A recent proposal by the Federal Trade Commission ( …
Groundwater sampling across the state suggests that for the 13% of Marylanders who get their water from individual wells, many are getting a dose of bacteria with each sip. Supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sustainable …
It was hour 11 of a 12-hour dance marathon, when spirits may have flagged and feet were definitely throbbing, when a rave broke out in the Reckord Armory. Organizers of Terp Thon on Saturday night cranked up the music, turned on the strobe lights and …
“We were trying to figure out who could have possibly lived in this home, because it seemed very well built and had the appearance of belonging to somebody of authority and power in that space because it had a brick foundation and a fireplace,” Schablitsky …
The Supreme Court is expected to rule later this year in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which alleges the prestigious private college unfairly discriminated against Asian Americans in part by assigning them disproportionately low “personal …
The University of Maryland topped its Giving Day record again this year, raising $3,808,515 from 8,967 donors during its 10th annual philanthropy marathon. That total—up from last year’s $3.75 million from 8,875 donors—will support scholarships, emergency …
Television journalist Gayle King ’76 will deliver the University of Maryland’s 2023 commencement address on May 22, the university announced today. King will address Summer 2022, Winter 2022 and Spring 2023 graduates, family and friends during the ceremony …
From faculty and staff honors to student achievements to the promise of new educational technology, University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines heralded recent Terp excellence while focusing on UMD’s problem-solving determination during his State of …
The Bakken Shale Formation—a 200,000-square-mile shale deposit below parts of Canada and North Dakota—has supplied billions of barrels of oil and natural gas to North America for 70 years. A new discovery there opens a window on Earth’s complicated …
Who knew that recording yourself doing a body roll to Doja Cat could help strike a blow for equality in the music industry? New University of Maryland research on the ongoing TikTok dance challenge trend shows it’s helping female artists get more traction …
