Maryland removes statue honoring Roger B. Taney from State House grounds overnight
Another statue of Taney in Baltimore was removed just days earlier.
UMD students, President Loh will attend the March for Science in D.C.
“The proposed deep funding cuts put at risk the future of American science and its beneficent impacts on society,” Loh said in his April 20 editorial for The Washington Post.
UMD faculty are among 42,000 academics who signed a petition opposing Trump’s travel ban
More than 200 University of Maryland faculty members, including the University Senate chair, signed on.
A UMD alumna will be the first African-American crew member on International Space Station
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps will depart for two expeditions in May 2018.
Comedian Dave Chappelle stumps with Ben Jealous at UMD
A month out from the gubernatorial election, Ben Jealous brought friends to campaign at UMD.
Counseling services nationwide are backlogged. Here’s how one UMD frat is reacting.
Alpha Tau Omega has partnered with the online platform Talkspace to provide free counseling to members.
UMD poll says most Americans would welcome Middle Eastern refugees — with a catch
The survey explored opinions on refugees, particularly those from Syria, Iraq and Libya.
Here’s how the GOP tax bill in Congress could affect UMD students
The final bill could tax students’ tuition waivers and interest payments on student loans.
UMD professor studies prevalence of excessive medical treatments
Studies reveal that sometimes, the best treatment is no treatment.
All four of Baltimore’s Confederate monuments were removed overnight
The statues’ removal comes just days after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one woman dead and several injured.