UMD’s first annual anime and video game convention draws 300
Students showed up in Princess Peach gowns, rainbow wigs and other cosplay outfits.
A UMD student created an app to help students find local events and entertainment
The Flee app will also allow you to see where students’ friends are planning to go that night.
UMD is a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers for the seventh straight year
This university ranked No. 15 among large schools.
Budget cuts threaten higher education’s “fundamental values,” Wallace Loh tells UMD Senate
Loh also expressed concerns about the Trump administration and its effect on the state of Maryland.
UMD students will be able to choose a substance-free housing option for next semester
Carroll Hall will pilot the program, which is aimed toward students who want to live in an alcohol- and drug-free environment.
Less than half of student senators show up to most University Senate meetings
One student senator said absences are affecting the passage of bills.
Four UMD student groups are creating surveys to guide textbook affordability solutions
One long-term initiative being considered is open source textbooks.
About 60 University of Maryland students are helping pave the way for high-speed travel
The group has spent more than 10,000 hours on a hyperloop prototype.
UMD students living in Leonardtown had no hot water or heat after a pipe leak
Pipe repairs began Monday and were completed Wednesday.
One UMD professor asked foreigners to help U.S. scientists stuck abroad. 1,000 answered.
Within five days, about 1,000 people from around the world had reached out to help.