Congratulations to Yao Li and Aolin Jia of the Department of Geographical Sciences, who were selected for the Graduate School’s Outstanding Research Assistant Award for AY 2020-21.

More than 4,000 UMD graduate students serve the campus as administrative, research, or teaching assistants. The Graduate School established this award to recognize and honor the outstanding contributions Graduate Assistants provide to students, faculty, departments, and the University as a whole. The award conveys the honor of being recognized as among the top 2% of campus Graduate Assistants in a given year. 

Learn more about the award on the Graduate School's website.