UMD students develop app designed to make exchanging contact information easier
The app, Soshi, is designed to allow users to share social media accounts and contact information in one place.
UMD community celebrates Día de los Muertos, honors those lost to COVID-19 and migration
The two-day holiday originating from Mexico celebrates the lives of loved ones who have died and serves to honor their memories.
Restorative Justice Steering Committee presents plan to College Park City Council
Among other goals, the plan seeks to educate College Park residents on the history of Lakeland, a historically Black neighborhood in the city.
Prince George’s County nonprofits and churches launch homelessness community initiatives
A wide network of churches, nonprofits and religious organizations in Prince George's County combat homelessness.
Faces of the Farmers Market: These vendors make the market, year after year
The Farmers Market at Maryland is a popular attraction for the UMD community.
UMD students can now major in fermentation science
The major includes foundational STEM classes and courses in nutrition and food science, technical writing and biochemistry.
UMD professor awarded $20k grant for research on gardening, mental health
Rachel Rosenberg Goldstein, a professor in the public health school, launched a project that combines health information with gardening tools for residents in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County.
All UMD community members are eligible for COVID-19 booster shot
The health center is offering Pfizer boosters.
WaterHole promotes health with fresh, cold-pressed juices in Mt. Rainier
With not many local business in the Mt. Rainier community, locals flock to support WaterHole juice.
For transfer students, housing problems amplify stressful transition to UMD
Transfer students say the university should do more to help them find housing.