UMD community celebrates Día de los Muertos, honors those lost to COVID-19 and migration
The two-day holiday originating from Mexico celebrates the lives of loved ones who have died and serves to honor their memories.
Prince George’s County nonprofits and churches launch homelessness community initiatives
A wide network of churches, nonprofits and religious organizations in Prince George's County combat homelessness.
Faces of the Farmers Market: These vendors make the market, year after year
The Farmers Market at Maryland is a popular attraction for the UMD community.
UMD alumni honor student with rare heart condition by raising $18,000
Maggie Fritz organized a group of about 60 people to participate in the American Heart Association’s 2021 Greater Maryland Heart Walk on Oct. 16.
UMD alumna is first female to run youth mentorship, after-school programming foundation
Janaiha Bennett is an alumna of this university and the executive director of the Youth Leadership Foundation, in Washington, D.C., that provides mentoring to students in third to 12th grade who live in underrepresented communities.
Light-hearted horror: These five movies make for a not so spooky Halloween
This list is a dip into horror that’s weird, macabre but still relatively easy to watch.
UMD architecture alumni tour new College Park construction projects
The guided tour showed architect alumni both finished and ongoing projects that are part of College Park’s development scene.
Some UMD students report inconsistent contact tracing in dorms
Despite the HEAL Line contact tracing the UMD community, some students report inconsistencies when it comes to the dorms.
Purple Lights Night draws crowds to learn about domestic violence among college students
The event used activities to get students talking about healthy relationships and informing them of resources for support.
UMD school of public health hosts panel on nature and mental health
Research has shown that being out in nature lowers levels of depression, stress levels, anxiety, rumination and hypertension.