As a campus home base for his—count ’em—six kids, horn Professor Gregory Miller’s office has served as a Lego studio for childhood creativity, a quiet late-night study room before a kinesiology exam, and a perfect piano practice space. Apparently the Millers enjoyed their childhoods spent on campus, because all attended UMD.
Robert H. Smith ’50 was a famed D.C.-area builder, and his wife, Clarice, a celebrated artist. Their twin passions are imprinted across UMD’s campus. Now their son, David Bruce Smith, has made a new $10 million bequest on behalf of the family’s foundation to continue their legacy.
The University of Maryland will launch two new undergraduate degrees in artificial intelligence (AI), including one of the nation’s first interdisciplinary majors focused on the impact of AI on humans, with courses spanning philosophy, ethics, public policy and more.
Marin Alsop, music director of the National Orchestral Institute + Festival (NOI+F) at UMD since 2020, will lead its 90 fellows—some of the most promising young adult musicians in America—in the orchestra's Carnegie Hall debut on Wednesday.
The University of Maryland earned recognition across multiple categories in U.S. News & World Report’s list of 2026-27 Best Global Universities released Tuesday, ranking No. 13 among public U.S. institutions and No. 32 overall in the nation.
The University of Maryland’s Terps Racing EV team, the newest of the three within Terps Racing, headed to the Formula SAE Electric competition at the Michigan International Speedway.
As trustees, Rachel H. Bell ’93, Mark K. Lewis ’87, Cate Luzio ’97, Kenneth R. “Ken” Rehmann ’84 and Stephen M. “Steve” Schanwald ’77 will promote philanthropic support of and serve as advocates for the university.
Where do Maryland General Assembly candidates stand on a strained state budget, data center development and law enforcement cooperation with ICE? These are some of the questions students and faculty at UMD’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism set out to answer in a new voter guide.
