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Ensuring equitable services

Social work grad students lead regional dialogue on supporting refugee and immigrant families.

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Core experiences

How early curiosity about the natural world shaped one student’s path in environmental science.

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Windows of opportunity

How a business student turned a networking opportunity into a meaningful summer internship.

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Future-forward energy

Andrew Walz grew up tinkering in a garage in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Today, he’s helping a German startup harness rivers for renewable energy.

Archaeology searching for artifacts with the help of their professor

Digging into a growing industry

UMD history and anthropology students spent their summer learning about the archaeology of capitalism in an unexpected classroom: the woods behind an old U.S. Steel warehouse in Morgan Park.