Maureen Kotlas takes over Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability and Risk
Kotlas plans to expand the department’s scope and mission, specifically in terms of risk management and a focus on enterprise risk management.
Committee vote moves Prince George’s County closer to fracking ban
The full council will vote on the bill in March.
Bay Barometer report shows improvement in Chesapeake Bay health
There’s been improvement in the growth of underwater grasses as well as more public access areas to visit the bay.
UMD hosts its first ‘Know Your Rights Week’
Various university organizations host a weeklong campaign for students to learn their basic rights.
UMD’s Wye Oak Building receives Wintergreen award
This is the first University of Maryland building on the campus to receive this award.
Maryland Attorney General’s Identity Theft Unit official gives tips on protecting information
There are two main ways identity thieves can obtain a person’s information: They can take it, or you can give it to them.
New UMD master’s program will analyze workplace behavior
Students can begin taking the industrial organizational psychology program next semester.
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity to rejoin UMD campus after 2012 suspension
In fall 2011, chapter members caused thousands of dollars in damages to hotel rooms during a weekend trip while the chapter was on probation, leading to the suspension of its charter.