News from around campus
Be Well class builds mental health resilience (School of Public Health)
Students gain lifelong coping skills in popular class that might see its final cohort this spring
Read More on Be Well class builds mental health resilience (School of Public Health)UMD students celebrate found family with Friendsgiving traditions (The Diamondback)
“Something that I’m going to take away … is cherishing the time that we have together,” Moseley said.
Read More on UMD students celebrate found family with Friendsgiving traditions (The Diamondback)Kinesiology Students Go to the Mat for Kids With Disabilities (Maryland Today)
Class Partners With Nonprofit to Make Safe, Fun Space for Active Play
Read More on Kinesiology Students Go to the Mat for Kids With Disabilities (Maryland Today)Untold stories: a first-generation panel (Stories Beneath the Shell)
The event, hosted by the Alumni Association and the Student Alumni Leadership Council, offered a moderated conversation and networking on navigating college and the workforce for the UMD community.
Read More on Untold stories: a first-generation panel (Stories Beneath the Shell)Champion of ‘Computing for All’ Honored With a Named Space at UMD (Maryland Today)
For 33 years, Jandelyn Plane worked to expand access to computing education at the University of Maryland. Earlier this year, a $2.85 million donation from alum Brendan Iribe established the Dr. Jan Plane Endowed Program Support Fund in Computer Science and named a student lounge in her honor.
Read More on Champion of ‘Computing for All’ Honored With a Named Space at UMD (Maryland Today)For Urban Studies Professor and Alums, It's (Not) Just Lunch (Maryland Today)
Emeritus’ Long-running Gatherings Dish Up Connection and Community
Read More on For Urban Studies Professor and Alums, It's (Not) Just Lunch (Maryland Today)Book Club Opens New Worlds for Incarcerated Women (Maryland Today)
UMD English Professor Co-leads Volunteer Program Set to Add Graduate Students Following Bequest
Read More on Book Club Opens New Worlds for Incarcerated Women (Maryland Today)Speech Therapy That Doesn’t Tell Autistic People ‘Your Brain is All Wrong’ (Maryland Today)
UMD Researchers’ AI Method Lets Neurodiverse Clients Participate in Shaping Intervention
Read More on Speech Therapy That Doesn’t Tell Autistic People ‘Your Brain is All Wrong’ (Maryland Today)Campus Pantry Welcomes Terps—and Donations From Community (Maryland Today)
As the loss of SNAP benefits, recent federal layoffs and furloughs affects some in the University of Maryland community, the campus and other agencies have resources to assist those in need.
Read More on Campus Pantry Welcomes Terps—and Donations From Community (Maryland Today)Transforming Campus Cultures for Good (College of Education)
UMD College of Education Researchers Highlight Innovative Ways to Support Student Success
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