UMD lab burns Christmas trees in annual fire safety demonstration
“Because of the holiday season … we want to highlight some of the safety hazards that come along with using trees.”
State legislators voice concerns over UMD’s golf course plan in letter to provost
They've requested public comment at a meeting of the university Facilities Council this week.
UMD dedicates journalism classroom to Capital Gazette shooting victims
More than 50 people attended the ceremony in Knight Hall.
UMD cut carbon emissions but increased water use and trash in 2017
Construction is to blame for much of the waste.
A UMD professor won an international criminology prize for his research on drug enforcement
Peter Reuter’s research indicates “light enforcement” of drug laws is more effective.
“Maryland has wrecked my life”: The story behind a $3 million racial discrimination lawsuit at UMD
The two black electricians who filed it say they're fighting a "well-known culture."
UMD is enrolling more out-of-state students — and hiking their tuition
Out-of-state tuition has spiked by nearly $2,700 in the past four years.
University Police respond to reports of a hate bias incident, burglary and assault
The hate bias incident involved “stickers that represent a Neo-Nazi/white supremacist organization."
UMD students and College Park residents say they rarely interact despite living in the same city
SGA has created a committee to help improve the relationship and represent students at city council meetings.
“I was born to be a writer”: UMD alum authors book about Nashville’s country music scene
“I was aware of all of this stuff for years, just nobody had ever put it all down."