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Also on today's calendar: DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival ~ Maryland Edition and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. University of Maryland Student Dilan Ashar Found Alive in College Park Woods After Six-Day Search, Hospitalized and Reunited With Family Wednesday Night (centralrecorder.com) — A missing 22-year-old University of Maryland student was found alive after six days in the woods near College Park, ending an intense search that began off Knox Road. Police, K-9 teams, and campus officials combed hundreds of acres around the Xfinity Center area before he emerged and asked rescuers if they were looking for him; he's now hospitalized and reunited with family while investigators piece together what happened.
2. Seven Maryland Diners Serving Breakfast All Day, Because Pancakes Shouldn't Have A Curfew (newsbreak.com) — College Park residents looking for late-night pancakes can count on College Park Diner on Baltimore Avenue, which serves breakfast from 6 a.m. until midnight most days and 2 a.m. on weekends. The all-day menu features buttermilk pancakes, omelets, chipped beef, and plenty of counter seating, while the broader list rounds up six other Maryland diners that keep breakfast going past the morning rush.
3. BEE Fall 2026 Seminar Series - Dr. Alban Sauret Associate Professor and Clark Faculty Fellow, University of Maryland, College Park (cornell.edu) — A University of Maryland mechanical engineering professor based in College Park is giving a fall seminar on how and why particle-filled fluids clog pipes, devices, and other systems. The talk explores real-world examples from printer nozzles to irrigation lines and shares new research on predicting and preventing clogs, with practical ideas for designing more reliable fluid systems.
4. U.S. Department of War Announces $350 Million for Quantum Computing Development (thedefensenews.com) — College Park–based quantum computing company IonQ has been selected for a key testing phase in a new $350 million U.S. defense initiative to advance utility-scale quantum computers. The federal package boosts DARPA research and manufacturing support nationwide, positioning IonQ alongside major global players as the Pentagon explores future military and scientific applications of quantum technology through 2033.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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