During the solar eclipse, a UMD group launched a weather balloon to run experiments
Students and faculty helped launch experiments in South Carolina and Wyoming, two states with cities in the path of totality.
A College Park coalition is promoting diversity and inclusion after Richard Collins’ death
College Park resident Kiersten Johnson’s daughter had always wanted to attend UMD — until she heard about the killing of Richard Collins on the campus.
“An extraordinary legacy”: University Police mourn death of former chief Kenneth Krouse
Krouse was the longest-serving chief of University Police, holding the position for 20 years.
Some UMD students call on administration to provide stronger response to hate incidents
Following the death of Richard Collins III on the University of Maryland’s campus, “President Loh has to take a stand,” one alumna said.
UMD plans to add plagiarism detection software to Canvas this fall
Division of Information Technology plans for a soft launch of the technology during the summer semester.
SGA will create temporary committees for election reform and affordable housing
The committees will begin working by the end of this academic year, SGA President A.J. Pruitt said.
UMD students partner with local high-schoolers to create performance pieces about fear
Many of the high-schoolers’ performances focused on their fears surrounding the Trump administration.
Five-year-old UMD-UMB partnership has yielded medical and scientific programs
So far, the partnership has created programs for nursing students, human trafficking survivors and biomedical researchers.
UMD’s first Social Justice Day tackles immigration, inequality and other issues
About 550 people participated in the event, the first of its kind at this university.
College Park’s bike-share program will expand after a successful first year
The bike-share program provided more than 21,000 trips in its first 11 months.