Donald Trump nominates UMD finance professor as deputy treasury secretary
Michael Faulkender serves as the dean’s finance professor in this university’s business school.
5 key bills the Prince George’s County Council passed in 2024
Of the bills the council passed, many focused on road safety, crime and housing costs, among other initiatives.
Here are the PGCPS school board election winners
After May’s primary election, nine non-partisan candidates ran for five seats in Districts 1, 4, 5, 7 and 8.
University Senate delays decision on supporting graduate students’ right to unionize
The senate voted to send the resolution to the Senate Executive Committee for further discussion.
AI gunshot detection technology at UMD raises concerns about false positives, policing
UMPD uses ShotSpotter, an AI-based acoustic gunshot detection system, to alert campus police in the event of an active shooter.
Survivor of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack shares story, coping efforts at UMD talk
Sagi Gabay detailed his firsthand experiences from the attack and how he's attempted to process the events since.
UMD community members reflect on Supreme Court arguments about gender-affirming care case
In the case, petitioners allege that a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
UMD president Darryll Pines talks campus climate, infrastructure in biannual address
Pines shared highlights from the Belonging and Community Survey, which aimed to assess community members’ experiences, perceptions and sense of belonging.
White House advisor discusses climate change, cancer research at UMD talk
Arati Prabhakar, the director of the White House’s science and technology policy office, joined university president Darryll Pines for the forum.
UMD RHA votes in favor of increasing dining, housing fees
RHA voted Tuesday to approve a 9.33 percent dining fee increase and a nearly 4 percent housing fee increase for fiscal year 2026.