UMD professors, researchers conduct study on fracking’s health impacts
Potential health hazards researchers identified include air quality, water quality and earthquakes.
USM councils participate in first joint advocacy day in Annapolis
About 150 members of the system’s staff, faculty and student councils urged state legislators to approve the proposed system budget for fiscal year 2017.
UMD hosts its first ‘Know Your Rights Week’
Various university organizations host a weeklong campaign for students to learn their basic rights.
Former UMD student indicted on hate crime charge in the death of Richard Collins
Sean Urbanski, 22, was indicted in July on one count of murder.
A UMD team wants to clean up an on-campus pond as part of an nationwide contest
Teams from this university have won the Campus RainWorks Challenge for the past two years.
Resident Life and Residential Facilities propose room fee increase
The departments are looking to raise prices by about 4 percent to offset additional expenses next fiscal year.
MLaw introduces new Freddie Gray class, students focus on racial issues
Students share their perspectives on Freddie Gray and other racial issues in a new MLaw course.
Jewish groups show support for a former UMD professor after her contract wasn’t renewed
The campaign called on university President Wallace Loh to oversee an investigation determining whether anti-Semitism and/or anti-Israel bias affected the contract nonrenewal.
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity to rejoin UMD campus after 2012 suspension
In fall 2011, chapter members caused thousands of dollars in damages to hotel rooms during a weekend trip while the chapter was on probation, leading to the suspension of its charter.
UMD and local politicians hold first Hispanic Heritage Conference in the region
Del. Carlo Sanchez (D-Prince George’s) was one of the event’s many speakers.