UMD students promote recycling, composting at first library waste audit Fifteen volunteers sorted through bags of waste from the garbage, recycling and compost dumpsters outside the McKeldin library on Friday. Nicole Pilsbury May 5, 2025
UMD students display projects at Hack4Impact spring showcase Hack4Impact has more than a dozen chapters at colleges across the country that focus on community philanthropy through software development. Freelance Reporter May 5, 2025
UMD SGA updates several bylaws, changes petition process The SGA amended bylaws during a semesterly omnibus that lasted about five hours on April 16 . Lauren Frank May 2, 2025
Here’s how to vote in the 2025 UMD GSG presidential election The voting period for program representatives is set to open in about a week, but a specific date has not been finalized. Anastasia Merkulova May 2, 2025
UMD community members honor Denim Day, Sexual Assault Awareness Month at tabling event CARE to Stop Violence, a confidential advocacy and education office within the University Health Center, organized the event. Freelance Reporter May 1, 2025
UMD community members celebrate Southwest Asian, North African heritage at gala The gala was hosted by the University of Maryland’s Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy group. Freelance Reporter April 30, 2025
UMD SGA election sees highest number of voters since 2020 Voter turnout in this year’s University of Maryland SGA election increased by about 167 percent from last year, according to a Diamondback analysis. Anastasia Merkulova April 29, 2025
UMD students express hope, fear after SGA divestment referendum passed The referendum called on the Student Government Association to begin lobbying the University System of Maryland Foundation and the University of Maryland College Park Foundation to divest from certain military and defense companies. Oliver Mack April 29, 2025
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces launch of Capital Quantum Benchmarking Hub at UMD The announcement, made in this university’s Discovery District, comes after Moore launched the $1 billion “Capital of Quantum” initiative in January. Oliver Mack April 29, 2025
7 UMD international student visas restored after Trump reversal The change comes after the Trump administration reversed the termination of legal status for international students across the U.S. on Friday. Sanya Wason April 29, 2025