With a faraway Earth and twinkling stars on a jumbotron behind her, former NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps M.S. ’94, Ph.D. ’00 encouraged graduates of the University of Maryland to “light your fires and launch your rockets” during its annual Commencement ceremony on Thursday.
Before 13-year-old Avaleigh Vacovsky boarded the bus to school on Monday morning last week, she said one word over and over to her mother: “swing.” That afternoon, Avaleigh knew, a special motorized one from UMD would be delivered to her family’s home, providing an opportunity for play to a girl who’d never been able to use standard swings.
Election workers have faced an explosion of scrutiny, with the criticism and difficult working conditions factoring into the highest turnover rate in at least a quarter-century. New University of Maryland research found that they’re often underpaid, underappreciated and overworked.
A new invention from a team that includes a University of Maryland researcher halts the copper degradation cycle that turns statues, roofs and even nickels green.
Vivian Maneval ’27 and Michelle Wang ’27 were among 65 students nationally selected to receive $7,500 Udall Undergraduate Scholarships, which recognize and support future leaders in environmental, tribal public policy and health care fields.
