Undergraduate students continue spring semester on pass/fail basis

By Eunice Sung Following an announcement that the University of Maryland community is transitioning to an exclusively online environment for the remainder of the spring semester, undergraduate students received an email March 26 saying that all courses in spring 2020 will now, by default, be “graded pass/fail unless the student elects to receive an earned grade for the course.” Students will have until May 12 … Continue reading Undergraduate students continue spring semester on pass/fail basis

Graduate school enters U21 innovation challenge

By Brenda Wintrode For the first time, the graduate school will offer both master’s and doctorate students a chance to enter into a global innovation competition against 26 other international research institutions, according to Robyn Kotzker, the assistant director of the Office of Funding Opportunities. The competition, called the “U21/PwC Innovation Challenge,” a collaboration between the network of research universities known as Universitas 21 and … Continue reading Graduate school enters U21 innovation challenge