UMD students launch messaging app as alternative to GroupMe
When students join Shellter, they’re added to group chats for each of their courses and can message their classmates.
UMD breaks ground on 105,000 square foot chemistry building
The new building will include 34 research labs, two core research facilities and 13,000 square feet of collaboration space.
UMD releases additional COVID-19 guidance for fall semester
Fully vaccinated instructors don't have to wear masks if they maintain social distancing and the audience is masked.
Family of student who died of adenovirus sues UMD for more than $100 million
The $100.4 million lawsuit comes nearly three years after Olivia Paregol's death.
US Secretary of State visits UMD, touts investments in infrastructure
The visit came on the eve of the Senate’s vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
UMD to reinstate indoor mask mandate
The new policy, effective Sunday, requires mask-wearing indoors regardless of vaccination status.
UMD union workers rally for $15 minimum wage, pandemic hazard pay
Employees have been fighting for these measures, among others, for months.
UMD cancels fall study abroad programs in Ireland
The university canceled fall study abroad programs in the United Kingdom and Spain last week.
UMD alumna Katie Bedingfield remembered for kindness, devotion to community
Bedingfield died on July 10 after battling a brain tumor for three years.
UMPD to seek community input for voluntary accreditation assessment
The assessment will take place between Aug. 9 and Aug. 11.