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10/08/2026

We are grateful for our Terrapin community for all the support you provided in helping to find Dilan!

See the latest update on UMPD’s search for missing UMD student Dilan Shaan Ashar, and a video message from Dilan’s famil...
10/06/2026

See the latest update on UMPD’s search for missing UMD student Dilan Shaan Ashar, and a video message from Dilan’s family: go.umd.edu/2g83

Please continue to support this search:
• Share info and photos on your social channels
• Review camera footage from your residence and/or from your vehicle
• If you own a business, review your camera footage and post the flyer in your establishment
• Continue to share tips by contacting UMPD at 301-405-3555 or by email at umpd.umd.edu/contact-us/submit-tip

We thank our community for their help spreading the word, and UMPD’s tireless commitment to this extensive search.

UMPD is asking for the community’s help in finding missing UMD student Dilan Shaan Ashar. If anyone has information abou...
10/04/2026

UMPD is asking for the community’s help in finding missing UMD student Dilan Shaan Ashar. If anyone has information about his whereabouts, please call UMPD at 301-405-3555.

UMD's The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center was dedicated 25 years ago! 💛As the largest performing arts facility in M...
10/02/2026

UMD's The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center was dedicated 25 years ago! 💛

As the largest performing arts facility in Maryland, The Clarice has hosted thousands of events, from plays to comedy shows, to dance showcases and talks by luminaries in the field.

Take a photographic tour of its first act: go.umd.edu/2fsw |

Save The Date: UMD Homecoming is this month! Tradition never graduates! Return to College Park Oct. 14-17 for an activit...
10/01/2026

Save The Date: UMD Homecoming is this month!

Tradition never graduates! Return to College Park Oct. 14-17 for an activity-packed weekend featuring the comedy show, the Terp carnival and the Homecoming football game 🐢

More info: homecoming.umd.edu

As Steny H. Hoyer ’63 prepares to retire from a 45-year career in Congress as one of the most accomplished American poli...
09/30/2026

As Steny H. Hoyer ’63 prepares to retire from a 45-year career in Congress as one of the most accomplished American politicians of his era, he looks back upon his journey from College Park to Capitol Hill.

“From the very beginning, the University of Maryland has been a big part of my life, and I’m very proud of it,” he says.

More on Hoyer's path: go.umd.edu/2flv

Congratulations to UMD alumnus Ariel Ron ’00, a historian of 19th-century America who has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fe...
09/29/2026

Congratulations to UMD alumnus Ariel Ron ’00, a historian of 19th-century America who has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow!

Colloquially known as "Genius Grants," the awards recognize exceptional creativity and potential. He joins 4 other remarkable Terps who have been honored since 2020.

More on this accomplishment: go.umd.edu/2fp0

Thousands of Terp family members came to UMD this weekend!From bowling to billiards, trips to the dining halls and even ...
09/28/2026

Thousands of Terp family members came to UMD this weekend!

From bowling to billiards, trips to the dining halls and even a Guinness World Record attempt involving sock puppet crafts, check out scenes from some of the 100+ events at Family Weekend: go.umd.edu/2fm4

Happy Henson Day! Celebrate Jim Henson '60 and his birthday with a peek behind the scenes at how a longtime Jim Henson C...
09/24/2026

Happy Henson Day!

Celebrate Jim Henson '60 and his birthday with a peek behind the scenes at how a longtime Jim Henson Company designer created costumes for the Muppets, including a ship captain’s coat and hat for Kermit the Frog, sequined-and-feathered dresses for Miss Piggy and a George Costanza-esque flannel shirt for Fozzie Bear in a “Seinfeld” parody.

Check out the UMD Libraries collection during Henson Week (and beyond), celebrating Jim and Jane Henson ’55!

More: go.umd.edu/2ffr

09/24/2026

UMD is a powerhouse for quantum discovery 💡

▪️ 35+ years of quantum advancement
▪️ 350+ quantum researchers
▪️ Vibrant quantum business ecosystem

What's next in quantum starts here. Welcome to the Capital of Quantum!

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