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GEMS senior Malcolm Maas Named 2025-26 Churchill Scholar
We are proud to share that Malcolm Maas '25, a senior in the Gemstone program, has been awarded the Churchill Scholarship for 2025-26. This prestigious scholarship will allow him to...
Read MoreHonors College staff Chantelle Smith wins Terrapin Innovation Award
We are proud to announce that Chantelle Smith, the Honors College's Assistant Director of Recruitment & Inclusive Communities, has been honored with the prestigious Terrapin Innovation Award, part of the...
Read MoreHGLO staff Alfredo Oliveira receives two prestigious awards from American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
We are delighted to announce that Alfredo Oliveira, a valued member of the Honors Global Challenges & Solutions (HGLO) team, has received two prestigious awards from the American College Personnel...
Read MoreGEMS alum Parinaz Fathi ’15 Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Lists
Gemstone alum Parinaz Fathi ’15 (mechanical engineering) was featured on the Science list. She developed VIPER (Vital Injury Protein Evaluation for Recovery), a powerful tool that can predict survival in...
Read MoreProject Embraces Tribal History With Modern Technology
A new collaboration between the Piscataway Tribe and the A. James Clark School of Engineering’s Terrapin Works makerspace is working to create 3D-printed replicas of historical peace medals, exemplifying the...
Read MoreEnergy by Evelyn: IBH Student Evelyn Murphy Fuels the Health Snack Industry with Bite-Sized Enterprise
IBH student Evelyn Murphy is fueling the health snack industry with her company, Energy by Evelyn. Inspired by her athletic background and family's entrepreneurial spirit, Murphy crafts natural energy bites...
Read MoreAwards and grants at the Fall 2024 Honors College Citation Ceremony
Congratulations to the recipients of our Honors College awards and grants, including the Honors College Family Endowed Scholarship Awards, the Honors College Research Grant, the David Goff Scholarship, and the...
Read MoreThe Place Keeps Score: DCC Student Roshida Herelle’s Zine Amplifies Queer BIPOC Voices on Campus
What does it mean to create a true queer space? Roshida Herelle (she/they), a senior technology and information design major, was motivated by this question when she created her zine,...
Read MoreGEMS student rises to the unique challenges of being 1st generation
Esohe Owie came with her family to Maryland from Lagos, Nigeria in her early teens, the eldest of three siblings. Adjusting to this new world was challenging, especially when –...
Read MoreA New First Step for First-Generation Terps
The First-Generation Student Association officially launched this semester to support some 20% of undergraduates, or over 6,100 students, navigate the ins and outs of university life and find community with...
Read More9 Honors Students Among 18 Top Undergraduates Honored as Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars
Nine Honors students are among this year's Philip Merrill Scholars, a prestigious recognition that celebrates academic excellence, leadership, and community engagement. This year's Honors student awardees are Marwa Barakat (Honors...
Read MoreBridging Biochemistry and Public Health: ILS Sophomore’s Impactful Internship in Diabetes Care
This past summer, Grace Huang, a sophomore biochemistry major in the Integrated Life Sciences (ILS) program, found purpose at the intersection of biochemistry and public health through an innovative internship...
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