--- title: News Releases Home date: 2025-12-16T12:13:00-05:00 canonical_url: "https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases" section: News Releases Home --- # News Releases [ Skip filters form Skip to search form ](#umdrnNewsReleasesFilter) [ Skip filters form Skip to search results ](#umdrn-news-results) Filter [ Skip search form Skip to Content ](#umd-shell-person-list) Displaying 10 of 943 results [ ![The Maryland flag waves against a blue sky on November 1, 2025. Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle/University of Maryland.](https://omc-system.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/umdrn/Homecoming_11012025_SC_2130-1.jpg?w=600&h=600&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1791313513&s=54e80c2e260443c86dad1fb46f786f3f) ](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/expert-sources-for-the-2026-midterms) [Expert Sources for the 2026 Midterms](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/expert-sources-for-the-2026-midterms) Oct 7, 2026 Connect with University of Maryland faculty on the topics shaping this election [ ![Students are walking in the foreground with backpacks on toward a glass building on the University of Maryland campus in the background.](https://omc-system.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/umdrn/S6A0464_1920x1080.png?w=600&h=600&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1790084232&s=ca5d42fa28027b7e827e259aaabb9321) ](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/university-of-maryland-ranks-no-17-among-public-universities-by-u-s-news-world-report) [University of Maryland Ranks No. 17 Among Public Universities by U.S. News & World Report](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/university-of-maryland-ranks-no-17-among-public-universities-by-u-s-news-world-report) Sep 22, 2026 Recognized for in-state value, UMD is also a top 50 “Best College” overall [ ![Campus shot Founders Gate](https://omc-system.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/umdrn/Campus-shot_Founders-Gate.jpg?w=600&h=600&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1770151344&s=60e80aac7166d0f1d19c465043022b87) ](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/100m-gift-from-trott-family-philanthropies-supports-expanded-opportunity-for-rural-students) [$100M Gift from Trott Family Philanthropies Supports Expanded Opportunity for Rural Students](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/100m-gift-from-trott-family-philanthropies-supports-expanded-opportunity-for-rural-students) Sep 11, 2026 As a member of STARS, the University of Maryland will reach more rural and small-town students through new career programs and an expanded network of college advisors and high school partners. [ ![UMD campus aerial shot](https://omc-system.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/umdrn/CampusAerials_06052018_3527-1920x1080.jpeg?w=600&h=600&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1770151344&s=71eee46dd21bfdd4ba5b614fc58da204) ](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/university-of-maryland-included-in-times-americas-best-incubators-accelerators-2026-list) [University of Maryland Quantum Startup Foundry Included in TIME’s America’s Best Incubators & Accelerators 2026 List](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/university-of-maryland-included-in-times-americas-best-incubators-accelerators-2026-list) Aug 28, 2026 [ ![Shown is a quantum chip developed in the laboratory of University of Maryland physicist Alicia Kollár, a senior investigator with the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation (NSF RQS). The institute’s renewed award will support the next phase of research in robust quantum simulation. (Photo by John T. Consoli)](https://omc-system.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/umdrn/QuantumChip_KollarLab_02182022_JC_3857_Final-1920x1080.webp?w=600&h=600&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1787935455&s=e6c19845706d1cb8d4cedd2bd573dae6) ](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/nsf-renews-maryland-led-quantum-simulation-institutes-funding) [NSF Renews Maryland-Led Quantum Simulation Institute’s Funding](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/nsf-renews-maryland-led-quantum-simulation-institutes-funding) Aug 28, 2026 The five-year award expected to total $37.5M supports the institute’s next phase of research, education and workforce development. [ ![Longtime NBA executive Stephen M. Schanwald '77 is giving $15 million to create a new UMD golf performance center and to grow the Stephen M. Schanwald Sports Management Program in the Robert H. Smith School of Business.](https://omc-system.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/umdrn/241115_mlm_ath_Schanwald_303_1920x1080.webp?w=600&h=600&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1786555177&s=82121ffa4a710c242aa5abad32f4e461) ](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/alums-15m-gift-powers-new-umd-golf-performance-center-sports-management-program) [Alum's $15M Gift Powers New UMD Golf Performance Center, Sports Management Program](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/alums-15m-gift-powers-new-umd-golf-performance-center-sports-management-program) Aug 12, 2026 Renowned sports marketer seeks to elevate students’ game, career preparation [ ![Quantum World Congress at Capital One Hall on September 17, 2025. Photo by Dylan Singleton/University of Maryland](https://omc-system.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/umdrn/QuantumWorldCongress_09172025_DS_2894.jpg?w=600&h=600&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1790606858&s=822dcc5de7f9475440daeaccccfc87a2) ](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/quantum-world-congress-announces-the-university-of-maryland-as-2026-lead-academic-partner) [Quantum World Congress Announces the University of Maryland as 2026 Lead Academic Partner](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/quantum-world-congress-announces-the-university-of-maryland-as-2026-lead-academic-partner) Aug 3, 2026 As Quantum World Congress moves to College Park, UMD will help anchor the global convening in one of the world’s most important quantum ecosystems [ ![Collage of images showing brain scans, a theater performer on stage, and a hurricane satellite image](https://omc-system.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/umdrn/brin_gift_1920x1080.webp?w=600&h=600&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1785345264&s=93f3d67efa6684e9381a20d72849aee2) ](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/brin-family-donates-8-16m-to-umd-to-fuel-disease-research-performing-arts-and-climate-science) [Brin Family Donates $8.16M to UMD to Fuel Disease Research, Performing Arts and Climate Science](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/brin-family-donates-8-16m-to-umd-to-fuel-disease-research-performing-arts-and-climate-science) Jul 29, 2026 State awards $3.25M match for new endowed professorships [ ![IBM researcher holding an IBM Quantum Nighthawk wafer, part of a 120-qubit quantum processor (Credit: IBM)](https://omc-system.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/umdrn/IBM-Quantum-Nighthawk-Wafer.avif?w=600&h=600&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1782833149&s=2dd5beefc1231854b4b343377e79c3b0) ](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/qlab-expands-quantum-computing-access-to-ibm-platform) [QLab Expands Quantum Computing Access to IBM Platform](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/qlab-expands-quantum-computing-access-to-ibm-platform) Jun 30, 2026 [ ![Trees frame South Campus Commons gate](https://omc-system.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/umdrn/M_SouthCampusCommons_08302022_SC_4496_1920x1080.webp?w=600&h=600&q=80&fm=webp&fit=max&dm=1782406691&s=493ddd11ee9c185359de04eb27a854d3) ](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/grand-challenges-2) [University of Maryland Expands Landmark Research Program to Address Society's Most Pressing Challenges](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/grand-challenges-2) Jun 25, 2026 The Grand Challenges Grants Program channels the university's research power across 40+ disciplines to advance solutions for the public good