MaryPIRG is petitioning to expand small donor matching programs in Maryland
The group is discouraging campaign donations from large corporations.
UMD Police arrest 2 drivers, pull over 11 cars during sobriety checkpoint on Route 1
On average, University Police conducts two sobriety checkpoints each year.
UMD students are working with Dining Services to monitor and reduce food waste
Twelve students from the Environment, Technology and Economy Scholars program will measure food waste in the dining halls.
University of Maryland welcomes its second virtual reality faculty member
Zwicker will start teaching in the fall and is working with VisiSonics, a virtual reality startup company.
A UMD student wants to make the campus a home for refugees
Almost 50 universities have expressed interest in joining Every Campus a Refuge, which hosts refugees on college campuses.
UMD RHA Senate votes to reduce the role of attorneys in student trials
The RHA also voted on two other Code of Student Conduct-related proposals.
UMD MaryPIRG celebrates state’s permanent fracking ban after months of lobbying
Members gathered more than 1,000 student signatures against fracking over this semester.
UMD alums are bringing a tea-coffee hybrid drink to campus cafés
Javazen also sells its blends as coffee groups in stores such as Wegmans, Whole Foods and the Maryland Food Co-op.
The Green Tidings food truck has returned to UMD after a seven-month absence
The menu included rigatoni with beef ragout and a veggie burrito.
UMD GSG says it will continue to fight for collective bargaining despite bill failure
One of GSG’s next steps includes reaching out to other University System of Maryland schools for support.