UMD’s 65-year-old Chemistry Building will be getting a $200,000 makeover Some students have expressed concerns that outdated STEM buildings hindered their learning environment. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
ProtectUMD coalition responds to President Loh’s email on demands Members say they “expected more transparency” from the administration. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
The University of Maryland’s chief diversity officer has announced her resignation Kumea Shorter-Gooden will serve as a special assistant to the president until June. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Deferred maintenance funding for UMD buildings has reached a backlog of almost $1 billion The “invisible crisis” includes infrastructure problems throughout the campus’ 13 million square feet of interior building space. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
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“Home away from home”: UMD’s Latinx studies center celebrates 30th anniversary “I can’t imagine what my college experience would have been like without the center.” Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
UMD students want stricter requirements for Greek life sexual assault prevention trainings The university requires only 35 percent of a fraternity or sorority chapter to participate in one sexual assault prevention event each year. Nora Eckert December 31, 0999
‘When I see them, I see us’: Activist links Black Lives Matter and Palestinians “The tear gas that was used in Ferguson is also the tear gas that’s used in the occupied territories of Palestine.” Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
A team of UMD researchers is examining how urban green space affects stormwater management As nutrients flow over impermeable surfaces, the Chesapeake Bay sees more pollutants. Mary Dimitrov December 31, 0999