Celebrities who commit domestic violence are treated differently based on race, study says University of Maryland doctoral candidate found racial discrepancies among news coverage of celebrity domestic violence perpetrators. Morgan Eichensehr February 1, 2016
UMD professor’s research on snow mass helps policymakers combat drought For areas around the world lacking dependable water sources, snow is vital. Sam Reilly January 31, 2016
Michael Brown’s death sparks Twitter archiving project The university’s Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities will work on a Web application to sort through and amass tweets for scholarly use. Taylor Swaak January 26, 2016
UMD benefactor Robert Fischell receives White House recognition Fischell is being awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation this year for his work developing medical devices. Morgan Eichensehr December 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the presidency. Here’s how. The Electoral College is confusing. We tried to explain it for you. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
“May you stay forever young”: Hundreds mourn UMD journalism lecturer Rob Hiaasen Hiaasen was killed in the Capital Gazette shooting last week. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Trump nominated a UMD finance professor for assistant secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender previously taught at Washington University of St. Louis and Northwestern. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD President Loh wants Congress to pass a DACA replacement As of this fall, 132 students protected by DACA attend this university. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD, Rutgers team advances in Hyperloop competition The team’s advancement was announced during Design Weekend at Texas A&M from Jan. 29 to 30. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD students and administrators condemn Trump’s choice to end DACA Ten thousand DACA recipients work or go to school in Maryland, and as of fall 2016, 113 students attended this university under DACA. DBK Admin December 31, 0999