UMD is expanding its on-campus composting program
This university now has more than 25 compost collection sites on the campus.
UMD students serving on the University Senate seek to improve communication, effectiveness
A group of about eight student senators held a meeting earlier this month to discuss better coordination and additional measures of outreach.
SGA President AJ Pruitt is first student to win College Park award for improving city
The Jack Perry Award was established in 2013 in recognition of the former District 2 councilman.
UMD’s Anytime Dining leads to healthier meals and a more sustainable campus, report shows
Dining Services surpassed its goal to purchase more sustainable and local food.
“An artistic healing process”: UMD and Bowie State team up to create unity mural
The mural comes after the murder of Bowie State University student Richard Collins on this university’s campus in May.
U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown introduces bill to provide 2 free years of community college
If passed, the act would provide two years of community college for free and an affordable pathway for low-income students to a four-year college degree.
UMD offers new Shuttle-UM bus route to Columbia
The new route will help to alleviate stress on campus parking lots induced by recent construction, a DOTS official said.
UMD’s public health school is undergoing renovations that will create more office space
The public health school is undergoing its second phase of renovations, to be completed by Thanksgiving.
UMD’s Kappa Sigma chapter loses campus recognition
The fraternity will be suspended until 2022.
“Genuinely happy all the time”: Friends and family mourn death of UMD student Nsikan Udoh
Udoh, a senior public health science major, died July 28 in Baltimore after suffering from a pulmonary embolism.