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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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Op/ed: Grad Students, Postdocs Should Prioritize Friendship, Too

Researchers Can Boost Job Satisfaction, Wellness, UMD Professional Development Expert Says
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UMD Increases Mental Health, Wellness Services

100+ Resources for Students, Faculty, Staff Offered on New Website
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News Articles

  • Former Flagship Scholar Joins American University

    Tabitha Kidwell ('19 PhD) joins American University's TESOL program this fall as a professiorial lecturer in World Languages and Cultures.  As a former Flagship Scholar, Kidwell earned her doctorate in Applied Linguistics and Language Education.  Her research interests continue t

  • The Bracero and the Bioengineer

    By Anna De Cheke Qualls

  • Neuroscientist Spends Summer Teaching Buddhist Monastics

    It’s common practice for universities to empty out in the summer as researchers go out in the field. Dr. Jeremy Purcell, a research scientist at Maryland’s Neuroimaging Center, did something a little different.

  • Grad Student Orientation Kicks Off the Academic Year

    This week over 1400 new graduate students attended Graduate Student Orientation at The Hotel.  With President Wallace Loh, Associate Provost and Dean of The Graduate School Steve Fetter, Graduate Student Government President Annie Rappeport, and Dr. John Bullock ('09 PhD) GradTerps were welcomed to the campus. Students were also treated to a panel of faculty comprised of Drs.

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