UMD community members honor legacy of Harriet Tubman
A commemoration of the fifth annual Harriet Tubman Day at UMD's David C. Driskell Center.
Researcher discusses effect of e-waste at annual UMD African studies research conference
Kwame Edwin Otu of Georgetown University gave a keynote address about the global politics of e-waste at UMD's ATLAS Conference.
"Technoskepticism" book featuring Drs. Catherine Knight Steele and Rianna Walcott now published
Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal was published in February 2025, and features scholarship by COMM Associate Professor and Black Communication and Technology (BCaT) Lab Director Dr. Catherine Knight Steele, and COMM Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the BCaT Lab Dr. Rianna Walcott.
A 'Mind-Blowing' Premier, 130 Years Later
The opera "Morgiane, or the Sultan of Ispahan", composed in 1887 by Edmond Dédé, premiers 130 years later.
A Legacy of Flight
An aerospace engineering student follows in the footsteps of her great-grandmother, who was a Black aviation pioneer.
Graduate students collaborate with locals in Tanzania
Graduate students collaborate with locals in Tanzania on food, water, and energy.
HESP Associate Clinical Professor Pens Article for 'The ASHA Leader'
The ASHA Leader, the digital and print news magazine of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, recently published an article written by Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences (HESP) Assistant Clinical Professor Eliza Thompson.
Empowering Women in a Patriarchal Society May Change Their Desire for Agency, But Not Gender Norms
Study Shows How Power Dynamic Persists Even as Women Gain A Sense of Individualism
GEOG Assistant Professor Recognized in Ceremony at Kuwait's Royal Palace
Catherine Nakalembe was recently presented with the 2022 Al-Sumait Prize for African Development in the first ceremony hosted at Kuwait's Royal Palace in a decade.
UMD-led Project Awarded $1.4M for AI-Driven ‘Digital Twin’ of Central Africa’s Forests
NASA has awarded a University of Maryland-led team a $1.4 million grant to develop artificial intelligence-based technology to support the conservation of carbon and biodiversity corridors in Central Africa.