Fri, 03/13/2026 - 12:00

During her term as associate dean of academic affairs, Professor Madlen Simon saw first hand the financial challenges that students navigate on their path to a college degree. But it was a routine phone call in 2020 to a student who hadn’t registered for classes that demonstrated just how quickly they can lose their footing. 

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 12:00

A proposal for modular, living-learning “innovation villages” on the northeast corner of University of Maryland’s campus cemented a victory for two University of Maryland undergraduates in a national design contest. 

Tue, 03/10/2026 - 12:00

This article was originally published in Maryland Today. Written by By Silvana Montañola M.A. ’23 

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 12:00

There’s a photograph on display in a new University of Maryland exhibit of a teenage boy, his baseball hat pulled low against the blinding glare of the outfield lights, pensively awaiting a line drive into center field. The iconic shot could have been taken in any American suburb, save one haunting detail: The towering data center looming just behind the fence. 

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 12:00

Nearly $1 million in federal funding will support University of Maryland researchers’ efforts to expand affordable housing, bolster small businesses and strengthen protections against flooding in communities surrounding light-rail and metro transit stops in Prince George’s County. 

2020 - 2022

The University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center (UMD EFC) partnered with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC EFC) to deliver integrated water planning assistance to communities. Assistance was delivered through webinars, office hours, and case study development with support from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water.