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  • Dr. Thabang Msimango poses in front of an American flag.

    Fearless Fulbrights: Thabang Msimango

    Meet PhD Candidate Thabang Msimango, visiting Fulbright scholar from South Africa. Msimango’s work in microbial risk assessment allows her to identify food safety hazards, and the risks they pose to human health in support of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

  • USCIS Announces Inflation Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees

    USCIS Announces Inflation Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees

    Considering filing for premium processing for an OPT application? U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced a final rule that will increase the filing fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, to adjust for inflation. The fee change will go into effect on Feb. 26, 2024.

  • 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."

  • Tim Bryson with group of international student athletes

    International athletes: what happens after graduation if they’re not going pro?

    Maryland Athletics—you know them, you love them, you go to their games. Sporting events are an undeniable part of what it means to be a Terp—alums and current students alike can share in the same core memories of walking to SECU stadium or Xfinity Center, cheering as loud as they can when we score, and donning jerseys with an easy pride that lasts a lifetime. 

  • Planning On Taking an Internship/Co-Op

    Planning On Taking an Internship/Co-Op

    Are you an international student looking to intern/co-op between now and the end of Fall? The final day to request AND begin Fall 2023 Curricular Practical Training is November 1, 2023.

  • Incoming Terps Meetup in Pune, India: Destination UMD

    Incoming Terps Meetup in Pune, India: Destination UMD

    Incoming undergraduate students from Pune, India, share their experiences planning a meetup ahead of their arrival to the University of Maryland.


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UMD Ranks in Top 25 Among Public Universities for Pell Grant Recipients’ Graduation Rates

Recognition highlights the university’s commitment to affordability, access and student success
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Wimpy Kid-UMD Attire Rolls Out

As retailers launch new line of apparel, take our quiz on the series and author Jeff Kinney ’93.
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Can AI See the Next Flood Coming?

Federally funded UMD project aims to transform water forecasting
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