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You know when you meet someone and feel an instant connection? New research conducted in the D.C. area may shed light on why we immediately click with some people — and clash with others.  Our genes may influence who we connect with and who we choose to avoid, University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers found. The findings may...

A local university is helping students with developmental disabilities achieve their dream of going to college. The University of Maryland just launched a new program called “Terps Exceed.” News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with the first two members about how it’s going.

Donta Scott lost his childhood home after devastating flooding from Hurricane Ida. News4’s Shomari Stone reports on how his community is supporting him.

University of Maryland basketball player Donta Scott is strong on the court, but his latest challenge off the paint has left him heartbroken.

Can you mix brands of COVID-19 vaccines to get a booster shot? Is there a certain combo that’s most effective against the virus? That’s what a researcher at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is trying to find out. News4’s Jodie Fleischer reports.

With a federal advisory committee expected to consider whether to approve third doses of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine this Friday, Dr. Kirsten Lyke hopes her research will be part of their broader booster conversation. The University of Maryland School of Medicine infectious disease specialist has spent months studying the mixing and matching of COVID-19 vaccines among volunteers across the country…

A group of University of Maryland students met with Afghan refugees Friday to clean up a creek in Riverdale. As they cleaned together, the refugees shared their stories with the international studies students. “I think these will be my great future friends,” Muhammad Bilal Wali, an Afghan refugee, said. Wali came to the U.S. 16 months ago. He said his…

Dozens of University of Maryland’s International Studies students partnered with Afghan refugees to clean a creek near an apartment complex that welcomes citizens from around the world. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins explains how cleaning a community is helping to build community.

Research is underway at the the University of Maryland to help fight wildfires. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins shows how fire protection engineers are studying firebrands in the hopes of changing the course of wildfire destruction.

Both patients were near death in hospitals before they received lung transplants. But the U.S. has a shortage of available organ donations, News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

The University of Maryland graduated its first class in a masters’ program that studies medical marijuana in May. The program is the first of its kind in the nation.

This degree could help medical professionals, chemists and those who aim to work in marijuana-related policy, to understand the effects of the drug. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Two people were hurt while “performing power line relocation work” for the Purple Line at the University of Maryland Wednesday morning. Power was out in several buildings and later restored around 7:30 p.m.

A 31-year-old woman who died after she was stabbed in Chicago on Saturday was an accomplished doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland, the school confirmed.

News4’s Darcy Spencer reports on the attack that left a University of Maryland student dead. No arrests have been made.

A Maryland woman died after she was stabbed Saturday afternoon in Chicago, police say.

Last year, graduation was virtual for almost every local university. This year, many schools are having in-person graduations or some kind of hybrid ceremony. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports on some of these long-awaited celebrations.

Despite the pandemic, more than 12,000 workers received U.S. approval in the last fiscal year to leave their homes in Mexico for jobs in American seafood processing plants

All 12 universities in the system will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students learning in the fall semester. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Maryland’s public higher education system will require that students, faculty and staff returning to campuses in the fall be vaccinated against COVID-19