Student success

 A student walks through a backdrop curtain and smiles at the camera.

Dream destination

Addison Severs hopes his Studio Art degree will bring him one step closer to landing his dream job.

A smiling student holds a small craft windmill.

Harnessing wind

Integrated Elementary and Special Education students design and test hands-on activities.

Jacob Heytens stands in front of the Kathryn A. Martin Library on the UMD Campus.

One veteran’s journey to help others

On his first Army patrol, Jacob Heytens was hit by a roadside bomb. Now he wants to put a UMD social work degree to use helping veterans and other at-risk groups.

A rocket motor is tested in an open field, sending flames and a cone of smoke into the air.

Motor test milestone

Bulldog Rocketry moves another step closer to the Spaceport America Cup rocketry competition.

Two researchers wear headlamps, surrounded by green forest, peer into a live trap attached to a tree trunk.

Zone of sympatry

University researchers study how flying squirrels are impacted by climate change.

A student wearing a UMD t-shirt lifts a shovelful of compost into the air.

Fields of study

UMD students put boots on the ground to better understand the natural environment.