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Expert: No Good Substitute for Race in College Admissions

6/13/2013 11:54 AM EST

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – As the U.S. Supreme Court decides in a case involving racial preferences in higher education admissions (Fisher v. Texas), new University of Maryland-led research finds that socioeconomic diversity is no replacement for a direct consideration of race, as some have suggested. Still the research finds that a mix of students from differing socio-economic backgrounds offers some benefits.

The...

Terrapin Drone Gives Rhino Poachers Reason to Fear the Turtle

6/11/2013 5:55 PM EST

COLLEGE PARK, Md - Guided by computer modeling developed by a University of Maryland visiting scholar, the first unmanned aerial vehicle flights of their kind have successfully protected wild rhinoceros in a South African rhino poaching hot spot.

In response to a deadly epidemic of rhino killings, which are being slaughtered for the ivory in their horns, Tom Snitch of the University of Maryland Institute...

New Alumni Director to Lead UMD into Big Ten Era

6/11/2013 11:00 AM EST

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland has recruited Ralph Amos as the new executive director of its Alumni Association – a vital position for developing engagement and connectedness among the university’s base of 300,000 Terps.

Amos, who has spent nearly a quarter century in higher education leadership, comes to Maryland from a similar post at UCLA. He will officially start at Maryland on July 22,...

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UMD Scientists Show Global, Regional Environmental Impacts of Trade

6/11/2013 10:15 AM EST

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- In the wake of concerns over climate change and other emergent environmental issues, both individuals and governments are examining the impact of consumer and producer behavior and policies. In two new studies, three researchers from the University of Maryland’s Department of Geographical Sciences publish groundbreaking findings on the environmental impact of...

Study: Peer Pressure Starts in Grade School; Adults Should Be Alert

6/5/2013 10:12 AM EST

June 5, 2013

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Peer group influences affect children much earlier than researchers have suspected, finds a new University of Maryland-led study. The researchers say it provides a wake-up call to parents and educators to look out for undue group influences, cliquishness and biases that might set in early, the researchers say.

The study appears in the May/June 2013 issue of Child...

UMD School of Public Policy’s Jacques Gansler Appointed to Serve as University C...

5/16/2013 10:23 AM EST

College Park, Md. – University of Maryland School of Public Policy Professor Jacques Gansler has been nominated to serve as the next university co-chair of the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR), a National Academies organization that explores issues related to the national and global science and technology agenda.

Gansler, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, will succeed...

Iron Man Cal Ripken, Jr. to Deliver University of Maryland Commencement Address

5/10/2013 1:46 PM EST

UMD 2013 Spring Commencement Ceremony: Media Information
WHAT:
Thousands of University of Maryland students will be joined by family and friends on Sunday, May 19, 2013 to celebrate UMD's spring commencement ceremony. Degrees will be presented to 7,692 graduates, including 5,546 bachelor's candidates, 1,794 master's candidates, and 622 doctoral candidates.

WHO:
Cal Ripken,...

U.S. beekeepers lost nearly 1 in 3 honeybees in winter 2012-2013

5/7/2013 8:00 AM EST

FOR RELEASE MAY 7, 2013

Contact: Heather Dewar, , 301-405-9267

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – U.S. beekeepers lost nearly one in every three honey bee colonies over the winter of 2012-2013, according to an annual survey conducted by the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America.

This winter’s losses of 31.1 percent represent a steep increase from the 22 percent...

NEW GUIDE OFFERS HELP TO JOURNALISTS COVERING CHILD DEATHS

5/6/2013 11:00 AM EST

Merrill College's Journalism Center for Children and Families (UMD) Works to Help Reporters Learn Best Practices for Covering Child Tragedies
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - When a child dies how should it be reported? Whether it's by abuse or neglect, preventable accidents, gun violence and drugs or alcohol, insensitive coverage starts a drumbeat that can lead to sensationalism or reactionary media coverage that never...

Dalai Lama Speaks at UMD, May 7

5/2/2013 4:23 PM EST

Media Registration and Credentials Required
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland will host His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama on Tuesday May 7, 2013 to deliver the prestigious Sadat Lecture.
Media space is limited; credentialed media only; advance media registration required.

WHAT:

“Peace Through Compassion: Connecting a Multi-Faith World”

The Dalai Lama will join a long...

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