‘Worse every year’: UMD students share their experiences with California wildfires
California, where wildfires are most common in the United States, has experienced 7,099 fires across the state in 2021.
US Secretary of State visits UMD, touts investments in infrastructure
The visit came on the eve of the Senate’s vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Biden announces intent to nominate UMD research VP to Commerce Department position
Laurie Locascio, the university's research vice president, worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for 28 years.
Federal judge bars Biden administration from approving new DACA applications
The order does not affect current beneficiaries of the program.
US Education Department extends Title IX protections to transgender students
The department justified the decision by referring to a Supreme Court case that ruled it is impossible to discriminate against a person based on their sexual orientation or gender identity without discriminating against that person based on sex.
Rick Court, ex-Terps trainer who allegedly abused players, hired at Michigan high school
The former trainer, who was found to foster a humiliating environment, will be subject to sensitivity training and a "60 working day probationary period" as part of his new job.
UMD health equity center to be part of White House COVID-19 vaccine initiative
The Black Coalition Against COVID and SheaMoisture are also collaborating on the project.
Undocumented, international students will be eligible for federal emergency pandemic aid
The measure reverses the Trump administration's policy.
‘A feeling of helplessness’: As COVID-19 ravages India, UMD students worry for loved ones
With few vaccines, India has suffered 200,000 deaths and counting due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After Derek Chauvin’s conviction, community members talk police reform versus abolition
“We have to totally deconstruct what we see right now in terms of American policing."