There are about 90 University of Maryland buildings with asbestos
Five buildings have hazardous material and have restricted areas.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon tells UMD students they can help solve world issues
Ban will step down from his post in December after serving for 10 years.
Special Olympics athletes team up with the Terrapins basketball teams for Maryland Madness
It’s the first time Special Olympics Maryland has participated.
‘Breaking Bread’ event aims to familiarize UMD students and University Police
About 50 students joined 21 University of Maryland Police officers for a discussion on community relations, body cameras, the Black Lives Matter movement and implicit bias.
UMD RHA wanted students to vote. So it gave them root beer floats.
The “Floats for Votes” event at La Plata Hall on Thursday registered about 60 students to vote.
Student Press Law Center director tells UMD students their rights have “gotten worse”
Frank LoMonte led a discussion about the evolution of students’ First Amendment rights and the values of the Supreme Court.
Plant canopies around UMD’s campus offer natural protection from the sun
At least six “living umbrellas” have been placed around the campus.
UMD Police say pepper spray investigation’s publicity doesn’t set precedent
The department has not yet implemented diversity training or completed a use of force policy review.
Meet UMD’s first transgender Facilities Management employee
Kendra Goodson came out to her fellow University of Maryland employees in May.
On Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, UMD students torn between classes and religion
There are almost 6,000 Jewish students on the campus.