Learn about the newly-formed MetaScholars Program and the Clark Foundation’s partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

“Through the MetaScholars Program, participants will apply lessons from the classroom to real world problems while gaining exposure to potential employers,” said Joe Del Guercio, President and CEO of the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation.

Congratulations Christal Dimas on being awarded the 2022 Terry Island Outstanding Advisor Award.

The award is in recognition of her advising and support of the University of Maryland Clark Scholars Program and the Clark Opportunity Transfers Scholars Program. 

GWSB’s Joel Gehman Installed as Thaddeus A. Lindner and Sergius Gambal Professor in Business Ethics

A. James Clark regarded Lindner and Gambal as two of the most ethical people he had the pleasure of knowing, and established this professorship in their honor to inspire educators to follow their lead and implement ethical business practices in their teachings. 

Three Professors Names to National Academy of Sciences

The number of University of Maryland faculty members who are members of national academies rose to 61 with the election of Distinguished University Professors Katharine Abraham, Edward Ott and Richard Walker to the National Academy of Sciences.

Meet NAE Members through EngineerGirl Ambassador Interviews

Some of the amazing women NAE members were recently interviewed by EngineerGirl Ambassadors about their path to engineering, careers, and advice for future engineers.

From Nanosensors to Vaccines, these Creations Won UMD’s Invention of the Year Awards

Learn more about the creations that won awards during Innovate Maryland, UM Ventures’ annual event celebrating inventions that arise from University of Maryland-based research.

At Innovate Maryland, Pines Heralds Turning ‘Expertise Into Action’

From landmine danger to food security, UMD inventions of the year tackle grand challenges.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund to Host The Pitch at Winston-Salem State University to Focus on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Technology

The Pitch, produced by TMCF’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) division in partnership A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation and other sponsors will give participants the knowledge to excel in the areas of venture ideation, team building, business model development, customer discovery, and pitching.

Darryll J. Pines

Darryll Pines has spent the past two years as president of the University of Maryland, College Park, working with and educating students, conducting research and collaborating with industry and government leaders to advance solutions to the problems facing the world.

University of Maryland: UMD to Lead Efforts to Improve U.S. Highways

Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering is ready to contribute expertise and fresh approaches to finding solutions, said Dean Samuel Graham, Jr.