Research & Academics

Headshot of Katarine Malone

Advocacy for equity

Student internship focused on pregnancy discrimination

Madison Olbertz doing research at Hartley Park

Inspiring curiosity

Hartley Park inspires curiosity for water management research

Five UMD students carrying fully-loaded backpacks and using hiking poles in the Badlands

Backpacking in the Badlands

Students gain confidence and leadership skills during week-long trip

A group of 5 UMD students in front of a rock wall during their study abroad trip to Dublin

Museum Studies in Dublin

Historical interviews offer an opportunity for experiential learning

A group of six students on a blustery day in the field on their study abroad trip to Ireland

Archeology in Galway

Experiential learning through fieldwork

Nighttime visit to the enormous Towers of the Cathedral

Return to Spain via Study Abroad

The Salamanca, Spain faculty-led program was back on for Summer 2022!

Director Jody O'Connor with new artwork in the background: “Black Floral” by Leah Yellowbird, First Nations Algonquin-Metis, and “Birch Bark Women” by Karen Savage-Blue, Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe

Support for Native students

Center supports Indigenous students, promotes Native heritage

Three people, two standing and one sitting in a wheelchair, having a conversation in an office setting

Disability, employment, and COVID

Approximately 30,000 people with disabilities entered the labor force in the past five years. What caused this large increase? 

Robot Pepper speaks at the lab at UMD

Beer and Bots

Bringing Robots and Funny People Together, for Science

Michael Brown and Marzell Gray smiling at the camera

Fostering global connections

Digital technology enables powerful learning and international collaborations for public health