The perfect place to show off all your University of Maryland pride on your wedding day is closer than you think. Thousands of Terps have gotten married at Memorial Chapel since its 1952 dedication. Chapel staff share how wedding timelines are changing, how student employees play important roles and how a remote-controlled car starred in a recent ceremony.
Alongside its partners in the University System of Maryland (USM), the University of Maryland, College Park placed 10th among U.S. public institutions and 24th worldwide for patents awarded in 2025. This marks the third consecutive year that USM has maintained a top-10 ranking among public universities.
Researchers from UMD’s Department of Mathematics found that rising temperatures are likely to shift Lyme disease risk westward in Maryland, reducing transmission in some densely populated central regions of the state while increasing it in cooler, less-populated areas.
