How Tomatoes Became Part of Egypt’s Culinary Story
In her award-winning book “Nile Nightshade,” Assistant Professor of Arabic Anny Gaul traces the tomato’s path to Egypt and explores how it became central to home kitchens across the country.
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Introducing the BCaT Lab Mural: Black Homeplaces!
December 17, 2025Artist in Residence Maïa Walcott led a collaborative mural-making project in the BCaT Lab
Maryland Today
2 Terps Awarded Marshall Scholarships
December 09, 2025Honor recognizing 50 students nationwide funds graduate study in U.K.
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UMD Symphony Orchestra Honors Legendary Composer Tchaikovsky in Winter Concert
December 09, 2025The University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra held its end-of-year performance on Sunday in The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, playing composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, a timeless work in the world of classical music.
Material Culture, Collective Memory and the Work of Repair
December 08, 2025American studies Ph.D. student Hannah Brancato combines scholarship, art and community to understand trauma and possibility.
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The Clarice Celebrates Japanese, Balinese Traditions in Joint Concert
December 08, 2025Two musical troupes, the Japanese Koto Ensemble and Balinese Gamelan Saraswati, performed in Kay Theatre at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on Thursday and spotlighted their cultures through their respective traditional instruments.
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Driskell Center’s ‘Solace & Sisterhood’ Celebrates Connection in Black Community
December 06, 2025The gallery highlights the work of Ballard and two other multimedia artists, Amber Robles-Gordon and Evita Tezeno.
How Professor John Drabinski Wrote Three Books at Once
December 05, 2025How Black vernacular culture, Baldwin and the Atlantic world shape his latest scholarship.
Maryland Today
UMD Launches Global Culture and Thought Major
December 04, 2025New program emphasizes international cultures and languages to prepare graduates for an increasingly globalized world.
Maryland Today
Listening in on Lessons from 'We Are the World'
December 03, 2025Dean teaches ARHU course on arts and humanities of a single song.
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UMD A Capella Groups Perform Winter Classics, Hymns in Memorial Chapel Concert
December 03, 2025The University of Maryland’s music school presented its Winter A Cappella Concert in the Memorial Chapel Monday night, featuring student ensembles Voix de Chanson and Freundemusik.