Three University of Maryland students are sending bacteria samples into space
The bacteria samples, contained in a capsule, will depart from Earth in March or April.
The SGA is urging UMD to test its athletic turf fields for cancer-causing chemicals
Crumb rubber, a recycled material used in some artificial turf, has been shown to have trace amounts of lead.
UMD’s agricultural college holds inaugural global food security conference
A World Food Prize laureate spoke at the first “Global Challenges: Building Healthy Food Systems” conference.
Students worldwide competed to improve security software in a contest led by UMD
The challenge for the contest was to design a secure data management platform.
“They’re being boiled alive”: UMD student groups oppose SGA bill approving crab feast
The bill ultimately passed 21-6 with three abstentions.
A UMD student launched a literary magazine with a mental health focus
The magazine is part of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s Rise Above “-Isms” week this year.
Three more hate bias incidents reported at UMD
There were anti-LGBT, anti-Semitic and racist incidents.
UMD alerts said there was a tornado warning. The National Weather Service disagreed.
There was a tornado watch in Prince George’s County, but not a warning.
UMD stands by “safe space” group for white students to discuss race, despite pushback
The group’s name, White Awake, might be changed.
UMD student killed, four others injured in car crash in Pennsylvania
UMD student Zachary Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene.