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February 6 Documentary by UMD Professor Emeritus to Premiere on Maryland Public Television For 25 years, students from the University of Maryland have gone to England to assist with the restoration of Kiplin Hall, a 17th century manor house known as the birthplace of Maryland. A new documentary—Kiplin Hall: Birthplace of Maryland—by UMD professor emeritus David Fogle will premiere on Maryland Public Television on Feb. 7, 2013. Read |
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February 6 A Black History Month Interview with Archivist Anne Turkos Archivist Anne Turkos looks at the history and impact African Americans have had on the University of Maryland campus. Read |
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February 6 UMD Scientists Discover Protein that Enables Safe Recycling of Iron from Old Red Blood Cells A team of scientists from the University of Maryland, Harvard Medical School, the National Institutes of Health and the University of Utah School of Medicine have identified a long-sought heme-iron transporter and shown that it is the same HRG1 protein that a common microscopic worm, C. elegans, uses to transport heme. Read |
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February 5 Comet Debuting in New Deep Impact Movie Expected to Star this Winter The newly discovered comet ISON, which late this year could give sky watchers one of the brightest shows ever, shines in a new movie made by a University of Maryland-led team of scientists. The team recently began tracking and studying the comet with NASA's historic Deep Impact spacecraft. Read |
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February 4 UMD Landscape Architecture Students Take Learning Beyond the Classroom A group of University of Maryland landscape architecture students were recently given an opportunity to apply what they've learned in the classroom to a real-world situation. Officials at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg enlisted the students to redesign an outdoor space and help turn their underutilized courtyard into an inviting space for employees. Read |
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February 4 New Criminology Chair Aims High James P. Lynch, a prominent expert on crime statistics and victimization is settling in as the new chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJS) at the University of Maryland. In his new role, Lynch will build upon the remarkable work of the department's interim chair, Professor Charles Wellford, and its former chair, Professor Sally Simpson, to continue expanding the scope and raise the profile of the top-ranked criminology program in the nation. Read |
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February 1 Caribbean Adventure Offers Unique Education Abroad Opportunity for UMD Students Recently, 24 Maryland students took to the high seas on a magnificent sailing ship traveling to the Caribbean archipelago - a volcanic cluster of islands stretching from the southeast coast of the United States to just off the northern coast of South America. The Geography of the Southern Caribbean is a two week education abroad program offered during winter term 2013. Read |
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February 1 Live from the White House: UMD's Gates Awarded Nation's Top Science Honor President Obama awarded the National Medals of Science and the National Medals of Technology and Innovation during a ceremony on Friday, Feb. 1 at the White House. University of Maryland Professor of Physics Sylvester James (Jim) Gates is one of 12 recipients of the National Medal of Science this year Read |
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January 31 Maryland Named Tree Campus USA for Fifth Consecutive Year For its fifth consecutive year, the University of Maryland has been named a 2012 Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. This national program recognizes colleges and universities for their effective campus forest management and engaging staff and students in conservation goals. Read |
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January 31 UMD Technology Measures Super Bowl Reactions in Real Time University of Maryland Professor Philip Resnik's React Labs is partnering with Frank N. Magid Associates this Sunday to take a comprehensive, real-time look at how consumers engage with the Super Bowl and its advertising. Read |
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January 30 UMD Freshmen Take Second Place in Global “Code Wars” On Jan. 26, 17 teams comprised of more than 60 University of Maryland students competed in the 2013 Windward Code Wars, a code challenge competition that gathers students from top universities around the world to analyze a programming problem, create a solution, and pit their skills against each other. “String Theory,” a team of UMD Computer Science and Computer Engineering freshmen, were awarded second place. Read |
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January 29 Iron Man Cal Ripken to Deliver Spring 2013 Commencement Address Cal Ripken, Jr., one of the greatest baseball players of all time and a Maryland legend, will deliver the University of Maryland commencement address on May 19, 2013. Ripken, who played professional baseball for 21 years and founded Ripken Baseball, Inc. and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, will address the more than 7,000 graduates and thousands of family and friends at the spring ceremony. Read |
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January 28 UMD Launches New Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship The University of Maryland announced today the launch of the Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a signature initiative to infuse the university with a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across all colleges and curriculum. The Academy will be led by Dr. Dean Chang, associate vice president for innovation and entrepreneurship for the University of Maryland. Read |
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January 28 UMD's Gates Awarded Nation's Top Science Honor UMD Professor of Physics Sylvester James (Jim) Gates is one of this year’s recipients of the National Medal of Science. Read |
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January 25 President Loh Named 2013 Influential Marylander University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh has been named a 2013 Influential Marylander by The Daily Record. Loh was recognized for his significant impact in the field of education and his demonstrated leadership throughout the state. Read |
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