POSTED ON 08/03/20
The University of Maryland (UMD) announced today the official launch of a new bachelor of science degree program in biocomputational engineering (BCE), making the university one of the nation’s first to offer such a degree.
On track to welcome upperclassmen transfer students for Fall 2021... Read more
POSTED ON 07/21/20
Business leader and philanthropist David Blair announced that he has partnered with the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) to launch the new Lab for Entrepreneurship and Transformative Leadership (Entrepreneurship Lab), to advance students, entrepreneurs, and small business owners in Montgomery... Read more
POSTED ON 06/26/20
A comprehensive USG Return to Campus planning framework has been developed that will help to guide our planning for the fall semester and beyond. Our decisions regarding operations at USG at this time will be guided by county, state and federal directives and we will coordinate our efforts with... Read more
POSTED ON 06/16/20
The Universities at Shady Grove’s (USG) new, state-of-the-art Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (BSE) education facility has been certified LEED-NC Platinum, the highest rating for sustainability by the U.S. Green Building Council and a distinction that is especially difficult to achieve for... Read more
POSTED ON 06/01/20
Baltimore, Md. (May 29, 2020) – This week, George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, a brutal act that recalled other recent killings of black Americans. We acknowledge with one voice the structural racism that’s taking the lives of our fellow citizens, and we stand in solidarity as we speak out... Read more
POSTED ON 04/15/20
Even though we could not be in-person to celebrate the hardwork and achievements of the students at USG, we still wanted to recognize and congratulate them on all that they have achieved. We have created a video message from USG Executive Director, Dr. Stewart Edelstein, and the intended keynote... Read more
POSTED ON 04/15/20
USG's 2020 Virtual Graduation Celebration
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2020 AT 7:00PM
We are excited to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of all the fall 2019 and spring 2020 graduates from USG's nine partner universities through this year’s virtual event. Please see below for details on where... Read more
POSTED ON 03/30/20
While professors transition to online classes and staff work to provide remote services to current students during this unprecedented public health emergency, the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) Center for Recruitment & Transfer Access (CRTA) has also been busy implementing new tools for ... Read more
POSTED ON 03/03/20
The Universities at Shady Grove (USG), in coordination with the Office of the Chancellor within the University System of Maryland (USM), is conducting a search for USG’s next Executive Director. At this critical and exciting point in USG’s development, we are seeking a successor who can build on... Read more
POSTED ON 02/14/20
As state lawmakers in the 2020 Maryland General Assembly are crunching their way through challenging budget decisions and hundreds of proposed pieces of legislation, members of the Montgomery County Delegation in Annapolis got a welcome Valentine’s Day visit on February 14 from students for the... Read more