Engineering professor Linda Schmidt is remembered for her boundless energy and generosity
Schmidt, a professor in UMD's mechanical engineering department, died March 12. She was 62.
UMD Student Affairs VP Patty Perillo talks vaccine distribution, fall plans at RHA meeting
The Maryland Attorney General ruled the university could not mandate the vaccines because they were released under emergency use authorization.
Geoscience is one of the least diverse STEM fields. Three UMD faculty hope to change that.
The faculty are creating the PEARLS program, which seeks to diversify the geoscience field.
UMD Counseling Center director details proposal to make mental health care more accessible
Dr. Chetan Joshi shared the proposal at an RHA Senate meeting.
More than 3,000 UMD dorm residents are leaving campus for spring break
Around 400 dorm residents will be staying on campus.
UMD art exhibit seeks to elevate voices of Black women and nonbinary people
Three Black artists submitted work to the exhibit, including one university alumna.
RHA votes to support state bill requiring UMD to be carbon neutral by 2035
The FUTURE Act would require all state public universities to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035.
UMD to lift sequester-in-place order, resume in-person classes
The directive lifts Saturday at noon.
More than a dozen UMD buildings lost power Wednesday morning
The outage was caused by a "faulty feeder," according to a statement from this university.
UMD’s Erasable Inc. improv group adapts to virtual environment amid COVID restrictions
The group performed once in-person this semester.