--- title: Beyond the Field date: 2025-09-10T14:58:00-04:00 author: Aedan canonical_url: "https://homecoming.umd.edu/beyond-the-field" section: Pages --- # Beyond the Field Researchers at the University of Maryland are tackling the grand challenges of our time, from climate change to systemic racism to global health. Homecoming’s Beyond the Field lecture goes off the gridiron and into the classroom to showcase our faculty’s impactful work. [Beyond the Field featuring Tiara Fennell | 2024 UMD Homecoming Address](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZOPT42lHdI) ## Past Lectures - **Dr. Jennifer Golbeck** — A call to pay greater heed to how artificial intelligence increasingly influences our lives. - **Dr. Joseph Richardson, Jr.** — A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the causes and consequences of gun violence. - **Dr. Rashawn Ray** — The inaugural Homecoming address examines systemic racism, bias in policing and cyberbullying.