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Get the hang of UMD’s Commencement Cords
Welcome to the wide world of UMD commencement cords and medals. Awarded by a variety of organizations, departments, institutes and more, the colorful cords give graduates a chance to show...
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GEMS student Harshil Agarwal ’26 among Excellence in Research Awards at 2026 Undergraduate Research Day
Congratulations to Harshil Agarwal '26 (GEMS), who received a 2026 Excellence in Research Award for his co-presented project, "Developing Remote Electrical Engineering Labs." The award was presented at Undergraduate Research...
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Small Seminars, Big Questions: A Semester of Honors Class Drop-Ins Where Science, Business, and the Arts Meet the Public Good
This semester, our Honors comms team dropped into four very different Honors classrooms and found a common thread: whether students were debating medical ethics, analyzing privacy policies, exploring dance as...
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Honors alumni team WISE Connect among top winners at 2026 Pitch Dingman Competition
At the 2026 Pitch Dingman Competition, Honors alumni Marie Brodsky ’24 (ACES) and Kat Close ’23 (DCC) won the $20,000 grand prize in the Alumni Tech Track for WISE Connect,...
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Introducing ThinkEx, an AI Study Tool Built by Honors Terps
Finals are fast approaching, and two Honors freshmen are turning AI into a smarter study tool for Terps. IBH student Ibraheem Shaikh ’29 and ACES student Urjit Chakraborty ’29 are...
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Explore “Art Under Authority,” a multimedia project by DCC Creative-in-Residence Beatriz Moreira Leite ’26
What does it mean to make art under the shadow of power? As a DCC senior, dance major, and this year’s DCC Creative-in-Residence, Beatriz Moreira Leite has been exploring this...
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Honors Students Among Top Teams at This Year’s Do Good Challenge
Three Honors student-led teams were among the awardees at this year's Do Good Challenge on April 23. In the Leaders track, Hack4ImpactUMD (Aaryan Patel ’25, ACES, M.S. ’26) won the...
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UH student Michelle Wang ’27 Becomes 12th Terp to Receive a Truman Scholarship for Leadership Potential
Michelle Wang '27, a double major in environmental science and policy along with social data science and a UH citation recipient, has been awarded a Truman Scholarship for her work...
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Rethinking the Canon: A DCC Student’s Look at Women Composers
Why are women composers still such a small slice of the classical music canon, and what does that mean for young singers? This spring, DCC freshman and vocal performance major...
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What’s art got to do with it?: UH community art project at Maryland Day
On Maryland Day, look for a row of doors in front of the Stamp Student Union, and consider the question: What feels like home to you? Join students from the...
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UH student receives Do Good Campus Funding for “Women’s Owned Nilotica Shea” project
University Honors student Avani Ambardekar '27 received a Do Good Campus Fund grant for the project, "Women’s Owned Nilotica Shea: Empowering Women Through Intellectual Property." This student-led project supports Ugandan...
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Honors College “Our Maryland” project awarded grant from Do Good Campus Fund
Congratulations to the Honors College on receiving funding from the Do Good Campus Fund for “Our Maryland: Equipping Interconnected Leaders,” a new effort led by Honors College Executive Director Kristy...
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