Between the Columns, University of Maryland http://betweenthecolumns.umd.edu An insider's view of the news and achievements that shape our world-class university. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:19:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Open House Highlights UMD Robotics Research openhousehighlightsThe scene looked eerily similar to a 1980s Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi movie: Large robotic arms reached out toward visitors, miniature electronic alligators scooted across the floor, metallic birds flapped overhead and leaf-shaped wings buzzed through hallways...    Read more.]]> http://betweenthecolumns.umd.edu/2010/09/15/openhousehighlights/ Distinguished University Professors dupPresenting the university's newest distinguished university professors. An academic honor of highest distinction, this award is given to a limited number of our most accomplished professors...    Read more.]]> http://betweenthecolumns.umd.edu/2010/09/15/dup/ September Accolades septaccolades10Geology graduate student Nick Gava is one of seven recipients of the 2010 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers...    Read more.]]> http://betweenthecolumns.umd.edu/2010/09/15/septaccolades10/ Young Poet Publishes Book of “Rich” Work youngpoetWhether musing about the transience of goals or the logic of emotion, Sohayl Vafai’s 18-year-old mind has wrapped itself around concepts that others take a lifetime to realize...    Read more.

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]]> http://betweenthecolumns.umd.edu/2010/09/15/youngpoet/ Student Cyclists Raise Money, See the Country communitybikesTaking in D.C. from the seat of his Cannondale F5 bike, Steven Rockwood felt ecstatic to see Georgetown’s Fletcher’s Cove, the first recognizable landmark he’d laid eyes on in two months...    Read more.]]> http://betweenthecolumns.umd.edu/2010/09/15/communitybikes/ New Ice Cream Flavor Celebrates Student’s Love for UMD icecreamA Maryland senior who leads campus tours during the academic year and works as a camp counselor in the summer is sharing her love of both in a new ice cream flavor at the Dairy...    Read more.]]> http://betweenthecolumns.umd.edu/2010/09/15/icecream/ Nudes with Their Personalities on Display communitybikesThe playful oddity in the Art Gallery’s newest exhibit is not the nude subjects themselves, but the artist’s portrayal of them as they are in real life: all subjects retain their curves, shortcomings, freckles, and most of all, personality...    Read more.]]> http://betweenthecolumns.umd.edu/2010/09/15/nudes/ Rooftop Garden Benefits From Summer TLC rooftopgardenThe lush rooftop garden on the North Campus Diner for the last couple of summers has been harvested and reduced to a drab and lifeless cement lot right around the time students returned to campus...    Read more.]]> http://betweenthecolumns.umd.edu/2010/09/15/rooftopgarden/ Arts Students Return to a Redesigned Program  Read more.]]> http://betweenthecolumns.umd.edu/2010/09/15/returnredesign/ Group Brings Back Fresh Fruits, Veggies and More  Read more.]]> http://betweenthecolumns.umd.edu/2010/09/15/farmermarket/