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October 22 A Healthier Halloween: Tips for Parents to Reduce Risk of Tooth Decay (and Avoid Fighting with Kids Over Candy) How does a parent reduce their children’s risk of cavities from all that Halloween candy while not arguing with their kids over the fun of eating it? The Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy at the University of Maryland offers “better,” and then “best” ways you as a parent can reduce your children’s tooth decay risks during Halloween. Read |
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October 19 Great Halloween Safety Tips from the Center for Young Children Some common sense suggestions from the Center for Young Children at the University of Maryland. Read |
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October 19 The Second Presidential Debate: Dropped Focus and Disconnections Karen Studd: 703-786-5271 or Karen Bradley: 202-669-3927 Read |
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October 19 National Weather and Climate Prediction Center Opens at UMD UMD is now the "eye" of the nation's weather and climate prediction. Read |
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October 18 TerpVision 7 Debuts with Research Matters: Election 2012 The University of Maryland presents the seventh episode of TerpVision. Hosted by Maryland alumna Bonnie Bernstein '92, TerpVision tells the stories of Maryland's faculty, staff and students and the incredible impact they are having in our communities and in our world. In this episode, TerpVision will tell five compelling stories from across the College Park campus and beyond.We're also proud to announce the second edition of Research Matters - this edition looks at Election 2012. Read |
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October 18 New NIH Grant to Advance Joint UMD & UMB Brain Surgery Robot Development A joint UMD-UMB team is developing a small robot to aid neurosurgeons in removing difficult-to-reach brain tumors. The National Institutes of health has awarded the team $2 million to continue development. Read |
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October 18 The Great Fire of 1912: The Blaze That Built Maryland The University of Maryland is remembering the 100th anniversary of the Great Fire of 1912 this November. Unlike any other single event, the fire that destroyed all but one building on campus forced the school to take a long look at where it was - and where it needed to go in the future. That the University of Maryland still exists is a miracle. But it was that blaze - that Great Fire of 1912 - that helped build the University of Maryland we know and love today. Read |
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October 10 UMD Cupid's Cup Business Competition Opens to Student Entrepreneurs Nationwide Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship expands its Cupid's Cup Business Competition nationwide. Read |
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September 27 UMD and UMB "MPower the State" with New Collaborative School of Public Health It will give grad students at both institutions more opportunities in public health education, research, service, and training. Read |
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September 20 Maryland and the University of Florida Will Co-Host innovative Journalism Interactive 2013 Conference Maryland and the University of Florida Will Co-Host innovative Journalism Interactive 2013 Conference. Read |
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September 20 Maryland Named a Top 20 Public University for 11th Consecutive Year The University of Maryland has been ranked 19th among national public universities, according to an annual survey released today by U.S. News & World Report. The ranking marks the 11th consecutive year the University has been named a top 20 public university. Read |
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September 20 UMD Researchers Show Microgreens Are Mighty Researchers with the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently completed a study to determine the level of nutrients in microgreens compared to their mature counterparts. They found that microgreens contained four to 40 times more nutrients than their mature counterparts. Read |
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September 20 Maryland Dream Act: 'Fair, Just, and Economically Beneficial,' Says UMD's Loh Expressing a personal opinion, University of Maryland President Wallace Loh, writes in a Washington Post column that he will vote to support the Maryland Dream Act in this November's election. As a Latino-Asian educator and "American by choice," Loh considers the law "fair, just, and economically beneficial." Read |
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September 20 Blind Cavefish Use Teeth to Find Their Way, New UMD Research Shows In a single cave in Ecuador, a species of cavefish has evolved to do something perhaps unique to them, navigate with their teeth. Read |
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September 19 Massive Online Courses through Coursera Come to the University of Maryland The University of Maryland plans to offer four popular courses free this spring via Coursera - the international platform that hosts "MOOCs," massive open online courses. UMD is joining the six-month old consortium, which until now has had 16 other American Association of Universities members and world class international institutions. Negotiations with Coursera began last July. Read |
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