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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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March 02, 2015

Erica Blue Roberts BA '06, PhD Candidate
January 13, 2015

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. 
November 18, 2014

UMD and UCC Doctoral Students Collaborate on Frederick Douglass

What do Talbot County, Maryland, and County Cork, Ireland have in common? Frederick Douglass, the distinguished nineteenth-century writer, orator, and major figure in abolition and emancipation in the United States and abroad. Born into slavery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Douglass travelled and spoke widely on Emancipation in the US and Home Rule in Ireland. 
October 28, 2014

UMD Doctoral Student Wins First Place and People’s Choice Award in International Thesis Competition

Contact: Niambi Wilder Winter, nwilder@umd.edu, 301-405-0763 Video Link