“True learning comes from being brave enough to try new things on your own, while being safe and prepared as you do so.” | Zoe Jones, UMD-Spring Break: United Kingdom

By School of Public Health StaffVARANASI, India – Outside the ancient city of Varanasi in northern India, UMD undergraduate Zoe Baber ‘27 co-leads a workshop with middle school students at the Vidyashram-South Point School on a book they created telling the story of “Esha” (or E.coli), how it spreads in water and what actions can prevent it.

University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines will join global higher education leaders at the Universitas 21 Annual Network Meeting and Leadership Summit hosted by the University of Glasgow April 20–23, 2026.

Yipeng Lu is a mechanical engineering student from Kunming, China, drawn to the field by a passion for solving problems and understanding how things work. At UMD, he has found a hands-on learning environment that allows him to explore mechanical systems and the field of engineering.