Education May 22 WATCH: Kermit the Frog delivers commencement speech at University of Maryland By Associated Press
Nation Nov 01 Watch 6:30 Why did it take so long for the University of Maryland to fire its football coach? It’s been a chaotic few days for the University of Maryland football program. In the fallout since the June death of player Jordan McNair, who became overheated during a practice, the school’s football coach, DJ Durkin, was placed on administrative…
Nation Aug 14 Watch 6:09 Maryland football player’s heatstroke death raises scrutiny of coaching University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair, 19, was hospitalized in May after he had trouble breathing and standing upright during practice. His death two weeks later sent shockwaves through the college football world and raised questions about the coaching…
Science May 22 Cicadas strike back four years early. But why? University of Maryland entomologist Mike Raupp explores why cicadas have emerged ahead of schedule and whether climate change is a factor. By Julia Griffin
Science Apr 04 Brain ‘gender’ more flexible than once believed, study finds A team of researchers successfully changed the gender in the brains of newborn rats from female to male, according to findings published this week in Nature Neuroscience. By Carey Reed
Dec 24 Watch 5:19 Sparking a love for science by studying how Christmas trees burn By PBS News Hour A group of high school students in Maryland aren’t just playing with fire -- they are gathering and studying the data as well. The NewsHour’s April Brown reports on a fire science class at the University of Maryland for local… Continue watching
Dec 17 GIF: Christmas tree to blazing inferno in less than a minute By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy A dried-out, eight-foot Christmas tree can light, blaze and burn to ash in less than a minute. By setting Christmas trees ablaze in the safety of a lab, scientists and engineers are learning how to keep you safe from the… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Stanley Plumly reads poem from collection ‘Orphan Hours’ Stanley Plumly reads poem from collection 'Orphan Hours'… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch After Goldman Sachs Resignation, Assessing Wall Street’s ‘Moral Fiber’ After Goldman Sachs Resignation, Assessing Wall Street's 'Moral Fiber'… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch After Durban, What Comes Next for Climate Policy? At the 17th U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in South Africa, leaders from around the world came to a broad last-minute compromise, but details were scarce. Ray Suarez discusses what comes next after the Durban summit with the University… Continue watching