Help Center volunteers offer a listening ear to students looking for support amid COVID-19
In a survey last semester, 82 percent of undergraduate students said the pandemic had negatively impacted their mental health.
Geoscience is one of the least diverse STEM fields. Three UMD faculty hope to change that.
The faculty are creating the PEARLS program, which seeks to diversify the geoscience field.
PLUMAS town hall panelists talk UMD’s contract with ICE, federal immigration policy
The panelists discussed how changes to federal policy can affect individuals at a local and state level.
After Atlanta shooting, UMD students hold vigil to heal and confront anti-Asian hate
The vigil was organized by three students in the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings.
MaryPIRG is pressing Wendy’s in fight against antibiotic overuse
Students are pushing the fast-food chain to stop buying beef raised with routine antibiotics.
An update to UMD’s conflict of interest policy is pending approval by the USenate
The University Senate is set to vote on it by the end of the year.
UMD to monitor students to decide if test-optional applications should be permanent
The study will take place during the 2022 and 2023 semesters.
UMD research spaces will expand to 75 percent occupancy on April 5
Research is currently operating at 50 percent capacity.
UMD Counseling Center director details proposal to make mental health care more accessible
Dr. Chetan Joshi shared the proposal at an RHA Senate meeting.
Pines condemns last week’s Atlanta shooting, expresses solidarity with Asian communities
The UMD President wrote that he would attend a vigil on McKeldin Mall on Wednesday.