Bioengineering and the Health Sciences
The creation of the Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) is strengthening a rich collaborative relationship between UMCP engineering and UMB health sciences.
UM Ventures
The Offices of Technology Transfer and Commercialization at UMCP and UMB have joined together to form UM Ventures, which provides unified licensing and patenting services and joint marketing to the business community to increase efficiency and productivity.
Collaborative School of Public Health
Accreditation is being sought for a school that combines College Park’s Master of Public Health Program (MPH) in its School of Public Health with UMB’s MPH Program at the School of Medicine.
A New Academic Vision for UM in Montgomery and Surrounding Counties
At the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Md., UMB is combining its research interests in health, law, and human services with UMCP’s science, technology, engineering, math, business, and social sciences programs.
Program Schedule & Key Dates
The UM Scholars Program runs from on or about May 27 to July 31, 2026, and is a full-time, 10-week, 400-hour commitment. Below please find the official program schedule in addition to key dates for mentors: Program Schedule Applications Open Date here …
UM College Park
UMCP, located just outside Washington, D.C., was founded in 1856 as a private agricultural college and now has grown to include 12 colleges and schools offering more than 200 academic degrees to 37,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
Board of Regents’ Vote
Dear University of Maryland community: Today, the Board of Regents, after many months of study, concluded that the disadvantages of a merger between our University and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) outweigh the advantages. I am happy to …
An Invitation to an Open Forum
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students: It has been several months since my last communication on the status of the Maryland General Assembly’s discussions about a potential merger of the University of Maryland, College Park with our university. Subsequently, the legislature …
Update on Merger Proposal
Dear Colleagues: In my letter of March 21, 2011, I said I would update you on developments regarding the Senate of Maryland’s proposal to develop a plan to merge the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, …
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee budget discussions
Dear Colleagues: Today during Senate Budget and Taxation Committee budget discussions Maryland Senate President Mike Miller proposed that the Board of Regents (BOR) conduct a study of the merits of merging the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) and the …