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Spotlight on AI: UMD Researchers Work to Enhance Accessibility for All (Maryland Today)
Maryland Today spotlights the pioneering ways UMD is using artificial intelligence to improve accessibility.
Read More on Spotlight on AI: UMD Researchers Work to Enhance Accessibility for All (Maryland Today)The Clothesline Project raises awareness around domestic violence (Stories Beneath the Shell)
Students and organizers lined up decorated T-shirts between trees on the east side of McKeldin Mall on Thursday, each carrying messages of pain, survival and resilience for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Read More on The Clothesline Project raises awareness around domestic violence (Stories Beneath the Shell)New UMD GSG committee seeks to protect international students (The Diamondback)
At the beginning of the semester, the Graduate Student Government formed an international student affairs committee to advocate for international students and the issues facing their community.
Read More on New UMD GSG committee seeks to protect international students (The Diamondback)Students, staff gather to make banners protesting rape culture (Stories Beneath the Shell)
University of Maryland students and staff met in the LGBTQ+ Equity Center on Monday, Sept. 29, for the “Weaving New Worlds” workshop.
Read More on Students, staff gather to make banners protesting rape culture (Stories Beneath the Shell)New Hornbake Library exhibit honors Sesame Street’s cultural pioneering (The Diamondback)
Hornbake Library unveiled its exhibit, “The UMD Sesame Street Archival Showcase,” Wednesday, which explores the educational experience and cultural impact of the beloved puppet show Sesame Street.
Read More on New Hornbake Library exhibit honors Sesame Street’s cultural pioneering (The Diamondback)Merrill College's Sarah Oates, Wei-Ping Li and Naeemul Hassan Co-Authored Report
Read More on U.S. Ethnic, Indigenous Media Play Critical Role in Countering Disinformation, Study Finds (Philip Merrill College of Journalism)Helping Students with Disabilities Look to the Future (College of Education)
College of Education Partnership Fosters Workplace Readiness Skills, Confidence and Community
Read More on Helping Students with Disabilities Look to the Future (College of Education)What Happens at UMD if There’s a Federal Government Shutdown (Maryland Today)
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Read More on What Happens at UMD if There’s a Federal Government Shutdown (Maryland Today)Sept. 22 marked the start of National Hazing Prevention Week, a week allocated to raising awareness about hazing.
Read More on “These Hands Don’t Haze”: UMD’s Panhellenic Association and Office of Student Conduct participate in Hazing Prevention Week (Stories Beneath the Shell)Provost Named to Washingtonian’s List of ‘Most Powerful Women’ (Maryland Today)
Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice has been recognized on Washingtonian's list of “Most Powerful Women” in the publication’s October 2025 issue.
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