UMD students with disabilities opt for alternate modes of transit on campus
For many students with disabilities at this university, getting around the campus can be arduous, particularly because of hills, bumpy sidewalks and construction.
UMD to lift indoor mask mandate in libraries, gyms
KN95 masks will still be required in all classrooms.
As plan to sell NASA land is rejected, activists are still concerned about development
If NASA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cannot agree on a price for the land, it will go up for public sale.
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author Jeff Kinney to be UMD’s spring commencement speaker
Kinney is a University of Maryland alumni and former Diamondback staffer.
Purple Line construction set to ramp up this spring under new contractor
The service opening, originally scheduled for March 2022, has been pushed to fall 2026.
‘Fearless’: UMD business professor Mark Wellman remembered for passion, generosity
Wellman directed the Business, Society and the Economy College Park Scholars program.
City Council airs grievances with county-proposed Purple Line sector plan
The City Council has until Feb. 2 to draft concerns and present them to the Prince George's County Council.
UMD breaks daily COVID-19 case record with 135 on-campus positives
The latest numbers break the previous day’s record of 98 reported cases from on-campus testing.
UMD dining halls shift to carry out amid COVID-19 surge
This university identified 98 new COVID-19 cases from its on-campus testing Wednesday.
Redistricting complicates College Park City Council’s relationship with county council
City council members have concerns about how the redistricting could affect the city's relationship with UMD.