“A mad dash”: County officials rush to submit College Park’s Amazon HQ2 proposal
The deadline for the city to submit a proposal is Oct. 19.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen discusses Trump’s effect on political division at UMD’s Sadat Forum
Van Hollen spoke at the Anwar Sadat Forum in Stamp Student Union’s Hoff Theater on Thursday.
UMD engineering labs are undergoing a $4.9 million renovation
The renovated space will be the civil and environmental engineering department’s main area for lab work.
UMD Facilities Management says Thursday’s power outage was caused by a circuit failure
The South Campus Dining Hall, the Architecture Building, Carroll, Caroline and Wicomico halls were some buildings affected by the outage.
Construction of two new dorms will delay Ellicott Hall renovations
Ellicott Hall’s renovations have been pushed back until at least 2020.
UMD’s new Hebrew minor was a decade in the making
Previously, students could take Hebrew classes, but couldn’t earn a minor.
15 percent of UMD students face food insecurity, study shows
A public health school pilot study also revealed that another 16 percent of students are at risk of being food insecure.
UMD researchers are working to combat rising tick population in Howard County
Graduate students are working with the U.S. Agriculture Department and the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks to track movements of tick-carrying animals like mice and deer.
The new home of UMD’s bioengineering department will be ready this month
Construction of Clark Hall was previously slated to be completed in June.
Iribe Center construction is on schedule as worker death investigation continues
The center is scheduled to open in January 2019.