POSTED ON 09/23/21
The ninth annual Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame (MCBHOF) induction ceremony will be held at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. This prestigious event is a celebration of people who have made a positive impact on the Montgomery County business community.... Read more
POSTED ON 09/08/21
University students at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) campus and other individuals locally who are interested in launching a new business venture will be able to participate this fall as teams in USG’s new “Equity Incubator,” a supportive entrepreneurship boot camp program for women and... Read more
POSTED ON 08/27/21
This fall, the Universities at Shady Grove is delighted to welcome back students, faculty and staff – so many of whom have not been able to be on campus over the past year-and-a-half, due to the challenges of COVID-19. Although there will still be a number of health and safety protocols in place... Read more
POSTED ON 08/04/21
They’re back! Mobile Market Mondays at USG, that is.
Last month, the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) -- in partnership with the Capital Area Food Bank -- restarted the monthly food distribution program that had been on hiatus for over a year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The market, which takes... Read more
POSTED ON 07/07/21
After well over a year of classes being offered almost entirely online and all services being delivered remotely, the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) community is excited to have begun a phased return to campus this summer and to prepare for a full reopening for the fall semester.
We look... Read more
POSTED ON 06/28/21
The late Clifford Kendall, former chair of the University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents and a longtime member of the USG Board of Advisors, and his wife, Camille, generously established the annual Kendall Service Awards to recognize faculty, program leaders, and staff who have provided... Read more
POSTED ON 06/15/21
In this news release from the Montgomery County Government, the Universities at Shady Grove is recognized for the pivotal role it plays with its university partners in educating students and growing the STEM workforce in our region. This inaugural meeting of the partnership was followed by an MOU... Read more
POSTED ON 06/14/21
When it comes to questions that students at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) may have about whether or not to get a COVID-19 vaccination, we thought there was no better place to turn for some perspective than from their fellow students at USG.
Three such voices are highlighted in this short... Read more
POSTED ON 06/14/21
The widespread distribution of COVID-19 vaccines makes it possible to end the pandemic which has impacted our lives over the last several months. On April 23, 2021, the University System of Maryland released a statement requiring all faculty, staff and students to be vaccinated before the fall... Read more
POSTED ON 06/08/21
One of the major challenges for our region’s booming life sciences industry is finding enough qualified workers. On Thursday, June 3, the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) and the Maryland Tech Council (MTC) convened for an online panel discussion on “Bridging the Life Sciences Workforce Gap,”... Read more