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Grand Challenges Graduate Communities (GC)²
New graduate housing at the University of Maryland, opening in August 2026, will offer more than a place to live. Designed as a hub for connection, collaboration and discovery, Discovery House will also serve as the home of a new, first-of-its-kind university-wide initiative aimed at transforming how graduate students and faculty work together.
The new Grand Challenges Graduate Communities, or (GC)², will be small, faculty-led, residential research communities designed to bring together master’s and doctoral students from across disciplines to tackle some of society’s most pressing issues. (GC)² will be an accelerator for interdisciplinary research and professional impact.
Learn more about (GC)²Events
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September 1, 2026
GradTerps KickOff
Graduate Student Life's annual fall semester welcome event featuring games, crafts, and social connection. Food while supplies last.
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September 2, 2026
Beyond the Professoriate Fall Watch Party Series: How to Use the PhD Career Training Platform in Your Job Search
Can’t make the live sessions? Come grab a snack and watch the recordings with us! Discussion to follow!
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September 10, 2026
Wellness Course: Map Your Graduate Pathway Session One: Doctoral Students
Map Your Graduate Pathway is designed to help graduate students optimize their graduate student experience. The wellness course is divided into two sessions. You are not required to attend both sessions.
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Dr. Evelyn Cooper Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
Dr. Evelyn Cooper, Assistant Dean and Chief of Operations at The University of Maryland, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in International Education Administration to South Korea for the 2026 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Communicating the Science of the Stars
Rising Graduate Scholar Jordan Elay explores the hidden universe of small stars. Her work bridges astronomy and community, aiming to inspire and create inclusive spaces in science.
Driving the Research
Rising Graduate Scholar Ann Ramirez combines her childhood dream of becoming a doctor with her passion for math through biomedical engineering. She investigates how engineering solutions can improve the overall immune system function by studying structural changes in lymph nodes.
Our 10,000 GradTerps are part of a broad community of scholars, researchers, practitioners, and teachers who are among the best and the brightest from around the world. As you pursue your graduate degree, we want you to feel connected, engaged, and supported, and encourage you to take full advantage of the breadth of our campus opportunities and resources. We value the creativity, persistence, curiosity, and drive you bring to our campus.
- Dr. Stephen Roth, Associate Provost and Dean, The Graduate School