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Here’s one of the coolest jobs at the University of Maryland. 🍦

Executive Pastry Chef Jeff Russo leads ice cream production for the Maryland Dairy, where approximately 12,000 gallons are made each year. In this Maryland Today video, Jeff shares the creativity, campus history and joy behind some of UMD’s most beloved flavors.

National Ice Cream Day is on Sunday, July 19 and you can celebrate by meeting the people behind the scoops—and tell us your favorite Maryland Dairy flavor in the comments!

Read and watch:

Maryland Today | The Coolest Job Dining Services chef shares the scoop on the creamy, dreamy world of UMD ice cream

"The new Financial Wellness Hub in McKeldin Library includes spaces for workshops, group meetings and one-on-one mentoring sessions to prepare Terps to responsibly manage money, borrow, save and plan for the future."

Financial Wellness Center Hub Opens in McKeldin… | Maryland Today New Space Hosts Peer Mentoring, Workshops on Budgeting, Investing, Loans

The University of Maryland announced today that astronaut, aerospace engineer and alumna Jeanette Epps, M.S. ’94, Ph.D. ’00 will deliver the university’s commencement address on Wednesday, May 20.

Terp Astronaut Jeanette Epps to Deliver 2026… | Maryland Today Alumna who Spent Months Aboard International Space Station to Address Campus Ceremony