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  • UMD Named Top-Producing Institution for Fulbright U.S. Scholars

    UMD Named Top-Producing Institution for Fulbright U.S. Scholars

    On February 13, the U.S. Department of State announced that the University of Maryland (UMD) was named a 2023-2024 top-producing institution for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar program.

  • Dr. Roberta Lavine headshot.

    Fearless Fulbrights: Dr. Roberta Lavine

    Spanish Professor Emerita, Dr. Roberta Lavine, traveled to Chile in 2005 as a Fulbright scholar, collaborating with the faculty at the University of Concepción to evolve their learning resources for their secondary English speakers.

  • Dr. Kenneth Leonard poses on campus at Ashesi University during his Fulbright in Ghana.

    Fearless Fulbrights: Dr. Kenneth Leonard

    Dr. Kenneth Leonard shares how his Fulbright experience in Ghana was essential to bringing on a new lens to his AGNR course, AREC 365: World Hunger Population and Food Supplies.

  • Dr. Chris Vargonias in the lab with UMD graduate students.

    Fearless Fulbrights: Dr. Chris Vagionas

    "The overall hospitality of the UMD personnel was tremendous, with such a warm welcome to new visiting members, forming the frame of a fascinating experience that I will proudly promote."

  • Meghna Pandey '24 poses for a headshot.

    How UMD Senior Meghna Pandey Became a Champion for Menstrual Justice in India

    Public Health Beyond Borders (PHBB) president Meghna Pandey '24 shares her experiences traveling to India and conducting menstrual outreach—one conversation and comic book at a time.

  • A group of students poses together in a laboratory.

    UMD to Train and Mentor Ph.D. Students from Select African Universities

    The University of Maryland has joined the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (Rsif) as an International Partner Institution (IPI), where it will offer internship opportunities for visiting doctoral students to train, conduct research, and build capacity to innovate when they return to Africa.


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