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Art History and Archaeology

A Future in Conservation

At UMD, graduating senior Lylah Messinger restored a 2,500-year-old Etruscan vase. Now she’s headed to graduate school in London.

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May 20, 2025 Communication

From Fan to Force in Sports Media

Graduating senior Connor Perkins leverages creativity, drive and a love of sports to carve his path in digital content creation.

May 05, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, English

How Matthew Kirschenbaum Sees AI’s Impact

The Distinguished University Professor of English is a leading voice on how AI is transforming the way we communicate, educate and govern.
April 26, 2025 Communication

Battling Misinformation in a Post-Pandemic World

Assistant Professor Becca Beets on the challenges of communicating about science.
April 25, 2025 Art History and Archaeology, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture

From Pilot Helmets to Plane Parts, Undergrad Preserves Aviation History in 3D

Intern at College Park Aviation Museum helps create digital experience for visitors.
April 18, 2025 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

‘Creative Captioning’ Takes the Stage at UMD

MFA student leads effort to expand accessibility for audience in ‘Hip Hop Anansi.’
April 16, 2025 American Studies, History

A Taste of Ethnographic Research

In new course, students journey through foodways of Maryland’s immigrant populations.
April 11, 2025 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Art of Making Merry

Go behind the scenes of the Maryland Opera Sudio’s production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”
April 07, 2025 American Studies, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

A New Generation of Doctoral Scholars Goes Beyond the Page

From video games to VR, ARHU doctoral students are expanding dissertation scholarship through digital and experimental work.

April 07, 2025 Communication

Cyberfeminism in the Age of TikTok

Associate Professor of Communication Sahar Khamis on how the social media platform has fueled feminist activism around the world.

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WJLA May 08, 2025

Associate Professor of History Analyzes the Historical Impact of Pope Leo XIV

Piotr Kosicki speaks to WJLA.
The New York Times April 21, 2025

‘Conclave’ Offers a Glimpse Inside the Secretive Process of Choosing a Pope

Associate Professor of History Piotr H. Kosicki weighs in on the accuracy of the film.
The Times April 02, 2025

Is Trump Reviving an Imperial Presidency?

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer quoted in The Times about the shift toward an imperial presidency in the U.S.

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Maryland Today

Drums, Oral Histories Combine to Tell a Local Black Community’s Story

February 19, 2021 School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

‘Shadows of Lakeland’ explores challenges, triumphs through more than a century.

Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Quincy T. Mills Discusses “Movement Money: Crises, Relief and Democratic Practice.”

February 19, 2021 History

ARHU professor's talk is part of a new series centering racism, equity and justice.
The Diamondback

With Webcams and Green Screens, the UMD Theater Community Adapts to Online Environment

February 18, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies featured in the Diamondback.
The Diamondback

NextNOW Fest Allows UMD Comedians to Share Pandemic-Safe Standup

February 18, 2021 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

NextNOW WinterFest featured in the Diamondback.

$9M Gift Founds New Institute for Performance and Technology in the Arts

February 15, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Michael and Eugenia Brin’s generosity pushes Fearless Ideas campaign total to $1.4 billion.
The Diamondback

‘The Way Language is Used in Real Life’

February 11, 2021 National Foreign Language Center

Lectica language app engages users with culture.

Maryl B. Gensheimer Receives 2020 Arlt Award in the Humanities

February 10, 2021 Art History and Archaeology

The historian of Roman art and archaeology was honored for her 2018 book that analyzes the decoration of the ancient Baths of Caracalla.

NBC4 Washington

New Research Database Compiles Stories of Enslaved People to Repair Broken History

February 10, 2021 History

The research database created by the University of Maryland and Michigan State University compiles the stories of half a million people who resisted, lived through, died during or profited from enslavement.
Maryland Today

HBO Documentary Explores Impact of ‘a Trailblazer for All of Us’

February 09, 2021 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art

Film premieres tonight about late UMD professor David C. Driskell’s groundbreaking exhibition of Black artists.
Amazon Science

How a University Researcher is Using Machine Learning to Help Identify Suicide Risk

February 09, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities

Using social media data, the University of Maryland's Philip Resnik aims to help clinicians prioritize individuals who may need immediate attention.