A UMD business incubator is recruiting students with “entrepreneurial spirit” By their count, Startup Shell has helped over 300 students start businesses since 2012. Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
UMD honors late journalist’s work for civil rights movement for Black History Month Anne Farris Rosen, an adjunct journalism professor at UMD, co-wrote a book with her father John Herbers on his coverage of the civil rights movement Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
UMD tech lecture highlights use of VR in medicine and e-commerce “Being able to unlock the tech can provide exponential growth in so many areas." Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
UMD highlights diversity of the African diaspora at Black Culture Expo “I thought I’d come out and support my fellow African brothers and sisters and just learn a little bit more about where I come from." Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
UMD Black History Month tour honors Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall “I feel like we should really know what’s behind the makeup of our university.” Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
UMD student reintroduces her bill to mandate organ donor education in public schools After failing in the Senate last year, the bill now includes a transition period of one year. Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
UMD students honor victims of Kashmir terror attack with candlelight vigil, silent march “On Feb. 14, when the world was celebrating love, there was a terrorist attack in Kashmir spreading the seeds of hatred.” Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
New UMD graduate housing could be coming to College Park The proposed housing development would be located near the Hillel Center. Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
UMD student and her mother offer “melanin-rich” history for Black History Month Radiance and Barbara Talley highlighted everything from melanocyte cells to the invention of potato chips. Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
UMD panelists discuss making Prince George’s County “more equitable across racial lines” A new report discussed at the panel found economic inequity among lower-income neighborhoods inside the Beltway. Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999