By Alicia Colgrove
Hundreds of students packed into STAMP’s Grand Ballroom Friday evening and waited eagerly to see a childhood icon for many, YouTuber and former host of The Game Theorists, MatPat. Continue reading YouTuber MatPat captures fans’ inspiration, nostalgia at SEE’s All Niter Lecture
By Anika Stikeleather
University of Maryland history professor Robin Muncy shared her research in Marie Mount Hall on Nov. 13 to a crowd of approximately 60 colleagues and former students as part of the Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture series. Continue reading Distinguished Scholar-Teacher shares research on grassroots organizing, government collaboration
By Alex Burke Guests filled the University of Maryland’s John S. Toll Physics Building Tuesday afternoon as Kathleen Hall Jamieson spoke about the role of misinformation in today’s public discourse. She aimed to inform the audience on how science, education and civic engagement can help push back. Jamieson, a professor of communications and Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, … Continue reading Fact-checking website co-founder tackles misinformation in Milchberg Lecture Series
By Ellie Jornlin University of Maryland students and faculty explored the difference between sex and gender on Nov. 21 as part of another installment of the Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture Series. The lecture series, sponsored by the University’s Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost, aims to recognize accomplished scholar-teachers and gives them a platform to share their own expertise with the campus. The 2024-2025 … Continue reading Professor Linda Steiner explores gender topics during a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture
By Fiona Flowers The University of Maryland emphasized the cultural, economic and environmental benefits of ethnic crops during a lecture on March 26, commencing a series of virtual food sustainability presentations discussing agriculture and nutritional security. The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources invited Nadine Burton, a farm management specialist at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, to examine food insecurity among immigrant communities. A … Continue reading Sustainability lecture discusses ethnic crop production and food insecurity among migrant communities
By Maddie Osgood A legacy is what Demetrius Harmon hopes to create during his lifetime. Harmon, a social media influencer, entrepreneur, model and motivational speaker, delivered a personal lecture on mental health on Feb. 27 at the University of Maryland. Harmon has gained a large social media following from skits he has posted on Twitter and Vine. He has over one million followers on Twitter … Continue reading Demetrius Harmon delivers “Legacy” lecture at UMD
Aly Raisman, right, answers questions about her career and her advocacy efforts for sexual assault during the discussion on March 28, 2019. Raisman answered questions from the moderator as well as pre-selected questions from the audience (Photo by Casey Gannon). By Casey Gannon Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman was the featured speaker March 28 at SEE’s second annual Hear the Turtle event. Raisman competed on … Continue reading Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Speaks at SEE’s second annual Hear the Turtle Event
The University of Maryland’s School of Public Health hosted a lecture Wednesday to educate students and faculty members on intimate partner violence issues from a public health standpoint. Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell’s lecture, titled “Intimate Partner Violence as a Public Health Problem: Healing from Trauma as Secondary Prevention,” focused on studies of domestic violence and raised the question of how well our preventative healthcare system is … Continue reading Grand Rounds lecture series discusses how healthcare system can prevent sexual violence
