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Focus Area: Engineering Initiatives
Engineers are problem-solvers, and we believe the world needs more
of them.
UMD Dedicates IDEA Factory
The building’s cornerstone investment came from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation’s Building Together: An Investment for Maryland in 2017.
Happy Women in Engineering Day!
The Clark Foundation supports a wide variety of #engineering scholarships for talented undergraduates and graduate students, including Obiutodike Nnabugwu, who is a proud member of the Penn State Clark Scholars Program.
edX and University of Maryland Launch New Online Product Management Master’s Degree
Informed by student and market demand, a first-of-its-kind, competitively priced, fully online degree program is now accepting applications.
World-Renowned Theoretical Physicist Dr. Jim Gates is Rejoining the University of Maryland on July 1
“The University of Maryland, College Park has been the main secret sauce turbo-charging my professional activities and I am looking forward to this once more,” Gates said.
6 Alums Named to University Foundation’s Board
Six esteemed alums with careers spanning the worlds of business, sports, law and education have been named trustees of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation, starting on July 1.
The Maryland Promise Scholarship Program #MPP cultivates the next generation of leaders and community change agents
“If a student does not respond to my text message within a day or two, I’m popping up at their door to do whatever I need to get hold of them, because I want them to know that they’re supported” said Michelle N. Udeli, the leader of the Maryland Promise Scholarship Program.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Awards Over $30,000 in The Pitch Competition to College Entrepreneurs and Innovators
The event brought together over one hundred students from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) located all over the United States, in addition to 12 students who competed virtually through the Metaverse.
IDEA Factory at U. of Maryland Defies Gravity
The E.A. Fernandez IDEA Factory at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering has a gravity-defying form: The seven-story building’s solid upper floors emerge above the lighter, mostly glass base. Designed by EYP, the project, which took three years to construct, recently had its official grand opening.
Sylvester James Gates, Jr. Returns to UMD Faculty as Clark Leadership Chair in Science
He will hold the Clark Leadership Chair in Science and a joint appointment in the Department of Physics and the School of Public Policy. He will also hold the titles of Distinguished University Professor and Regents Professor.