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A ‘Discovery’ for Graduate Students

Take a Virtual Tour of Housing Community Opening This Summer
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UMD Launches Inaugural Grand Challenges Graduate Communities

Interdisciplinary Teams of Students to Live, Conduct Research Together in New Discovery House
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UMD to Launch Grand Challenges Graduate Communities

New Graduate Student Housing Will Accelerate Interdisciplinary Research, Mentorship and Professional Impact
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News Articles

  • Graduate Student Appreciation Week Profile: William Kenlon

    William Kenlon, current Graduate School Flagship Fellow,  is a self-described "Navy brat" who, as a child, lived all over the United States.  He attended Germanna Community College before transferring to James Madison University to finish his music degree, with concentratio

  • Graduate Student Appreciation Week Profile: Joohee Choi

    Joohee Choi remembers the moment in 1997 when she created her first email address through Hanmail, South Korea's first public webmail service.  That event sparked a life-long interest in tinkering with web-based communication and information science - specifically, understanding the interaction between computers and humans.

  • Amy Marquardt, PhD Candidate

    Amy Marquardt, a PhD candidate in the Materials Science and Engineering Program, is making quite a name for herself! She is the first UMD student to receive the prestigious CIC-Smithsonian Fellowship for her research, which is revolutionizing the way society preserves cultural artifacts. 

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