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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

  • Success on the Faculty Track

    Marisa Franco graduates this spring with a Ph.D. in Psychology and has accepted a tenure-track faculty position at Georgia State University.  She is a success story for Maryland and the Graduate School because she was a participant in many of its programs for underrepresented doctoral students on the path to the professoriate.

  • Commencement Profile: Kamesh Karmegam

    Kamesh knew he was in unchartered waters when he came to study Cybersecurity at Maryland’s Advanced Engineering programs. It was his first time away from a close-knit family, and from his hometown of Chennai, India.

  • 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.

  • 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 Carly Muletz Wolz Wins People’s Choice Award at International Thesis Competition

    Mary Carroll-Mason, 301-405-7792, mcmason@umd.edu

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