Chris Van Hollen becomes first senator-elect tapped to lead Democratic campaign commitee
Van Hollen will also serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
University of Maryland students raise more than $3,700 for clean water access in Rwanda
The campaign asked university members to pledge to drink only water for one week to raise awareness for the issue.
Bernie Sanders, Shailene Woodley and UMD students joined a Dakota Access pipeline rally
More than 20 University of Maryland students took part in the march to the White House on Tuesday.
University of Maryland reports 14 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease
The disease causes painful sores, but is generally harmless and usually lasts less than a week, according to the University Health Center.
UMD community speaks out against sexual assault and Donald Trump’s “victim-blaming culture”
Ralliers also marched to the Administration Building to call for improvements in sexual assault prevention efforts and funding.
A UMD professor won a UN award for predicting cholera outbreaks months in advance
Professor Rita Colwell began her work on this project in 1960.
Green Party candidate Jill Stein tells UMD students they shouldn’t choose “lesser of two evils”
Stein explained her party’s platform at a rally at the University of Maryland Sunday.
UMD student groups for Clinton, Trump and Johnson went head-to-head in a mock debate
A participant called the mock debate similar to the real ones: “facts were rare, and personal insults went wild.”
Hillary Clinton dabbed and teamed up with Miley Cyrus. Some UMD students aren’t amused.
One student called Clinton’s pandering “contrived.”
Maryland universities want to make math courses more relevant to students’ majors
The altered curriculum would allow certain colleges to offer statistics courses sooner.