Author: Freelance Reporter - Page 33

College Park City Council, residents reflect on VeoRide amid contract discussions

VeoRide is responsible for ensuring that users are putting the e-bikes and scooters in appropriate places, but some College Park City Council members and residents have noticed issues.

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October 13, 2021

UMD hosts Mental Health Awareness Week, emphasizes well-being amid in-person transition

The Counseling Center teamed up with various mental health and student groups on the campus to organize events for the week.

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October 8, 2021

UMD School of Medicine professors conducts COVID-19 booster research, presents to FDA

The national trial, called the Mix and Match COVID-19 Booster Study, is being conducted at ten sites across the U.S., including the medical school.

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October 7, 2021

Former UMD football player launches anonymous survey app Pickle Poll

Pickle Poll was born off McMahon’s daily friendly arguments amid quarantine.

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October 7, 2021

UMD journalism and information science colleges offer new master’s degree

The program structure is geared towards teaching students how to navigate open data, public records requests and scraped or automatically accumulated data.

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September 30, 2021

Finally, a “real college experience”: UMD students reflect on fans’ return to football

For some students, football games mark the return of an exciting element of the college experience they have been craving.

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September 29, 2021

UMD professor and alum document sex workers’ cybersecurity experiences

The research paper culminated the team's investigation into privacy practices of workers in the sex industry and their disadvantages in security education.

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September 29, 2021

AOC got political at the Met Gala. The backlash shows it worked.

Ocasio-Cortez seized the opportunity of being a political representative at a well-covered event by combining current events and personal opinions into one during the Met Gala.

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September 23, 2021

UMD Women in Physics provides community, mentorship

Women in Physics provides a space where students can meet a larger sample of students with similar experiences.

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September 22, 2021

Stream now: The music that got UMD students through quarantine

UMD students reflect on how music marks their quarantine memories.

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September 21, 2021