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UMD students raise money to fund school restorations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

University of Maryland community members gathered for a fundraising dinner in Stamp Student Union on October 12 to raise money to rebuild elementary schools in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
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UMD Grad Jason Reynolds Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

Popular Author of YA, Children’s Books About Kids of Color to Receive $800K.
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ATLAS 2025 Call for Proposals

Proposal Deadline: December 15, 2024

Conference Dates: February 27 – February 28, 2025

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AGNR's International Momentum: Faculty Research in Africa & Visiting African Scholars

plants form an outline of the African continent

In the latest issue of Momentum, The College of Agriculture & Natural Resources highlights faculty research in Africa and welcomes young African PhD students to campus through a partnership with the Regional Scholarship & Innovation Fund (RSIF).

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New Podcast Explores Past, Present & Future of Black Studies

UMD's Ashley Newby and John Drabinski roll out "The Black Studies Podcast" with $100k in support from the Mellon Foundation.
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ATLAS Monthly Speaker Series (Oct 2024)

Global Research Resilience: Navigating Social Unrest - Insights from Africa
Mon, October 7 at 11am.
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Driskell Center Awarded Grants to Create Institutional Archive, Digitize Newest Collections

Grants awarded to the David C. Driskell Center will allow for the creation of an institutional archive and to digitize its newest collections.

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State Department Grant to Expand UMD Education Abroad to Rwanda

State Department grant expands UMD study abroad opportunities for marginalized students and faculty to Rwanda.

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UMD's 1856 Project Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Investigate Legacy of Slavery at the University

UMD's 1856 Project awarded a grant from the Mellon Foundation to establish a research incubator program that investigates and documents slavery at the university.

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UMD Psychologist Receives $250K to Create a Mobile App that Helps Black Youth Cope with Racism and Mental Health

Henry Willis, and assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, awarded over $250K to create a free mobile application that helps Black teens cope with racism and common mental health problems.

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