University of Maryland College Park News

More applications. More early decision candidates. More kids on waitlists. In less than a decade, the college application landscape has changed dramatically, making for students who are stressed out and guidance counselors who are busier than ever.

Anne Arundel Community College 's 50th graduating class was greeted by the largest crowd at a commencement ceremony ever on the Arnold campus, with thousands of family and friends joining in the celebrations.A A record 1,998 students graduated on Thursday, where more than 1,500 degrees and 600 certificates were awarded.

The University of Maryland, College Park's record-setting human-powered helicopter, dubbed Gamera, will be on display for the rest of the year at the College Park Aviation Museum.

Submitted by Prince George's Community College. More than 1,200 students have completed requirements to receive degrees and certificates at Prince George's Community College.

If you're looking for something to do this Memorial Day weekend beyond the usual picnics and parades, there are plenty of fun, geek-friendly events to choose from.

Understanding looping is fundamental to quantitative descriptions of gene expression.

Their unique personal stories, academic capabilities and service to the community turned two teenage graduates of Prince George's Community College into the college's fourth and fifth recipients of a hefty scholarship named for the former owner of the Washington Redskins.

PHOTO PROVIDED Charlotte High sophomore Megan McGehee will present her individual exhibit, "Whatever Happened to the Milkman?" at the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland College Park campus in June.

This week will be a big one, as the County Council gets busy and our local schools enter the home stretch of the year.

Washington, May 21 : In a new study, scientists have attempted to estimate how long the chemical factory in Saturn's giant moon has been operating in the atmosphere.

When Bowie State University athletic director Anton Goff first heard about the Penn State football child molestation scandal, he shared the same reaction as much of the country: shock and horror.

Tom Fedor/The Gazette 'Everyone is talking about being green, but there are only a relatively few number of people who can demonstrate that they are doing this kind of development,' says W. Dennis Gilligan, president of Craftsmen Developers, here at the Coldwater Reserve development in Severn.

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Eugenie Clark served on the board of directors of the now-defunct International Society of Cryptozoology , and continues to maintain an interest in ichthyological cryptids and mysteries.

A longtime University of Maryland, College Park professor, Jane Clark, has been named the new dean of the university's School of Public Health.

By Jakob Engelke and Jeremy Schneider Capital News Service When Bowie State Athletic Director Anton Goff first heard about the Penn State football child molestation scandal, he shared the same reaction as much of the country-shock and horror.

Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Washington-based Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, has been named the new dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park.

"We're coming around to [the idea of] the civil dimension of strategy becoming prominent.

Westminster College's STEM departments hosted 16 high school girls for a visit May 3 .A The event was coordinated through Westminster's Sustainability in Motion Program .

Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Mutual Funds: Risk and Performance Analysis for Decision Making" to their offering.