UMD community gathers in protest against Iranian government’s actions
The crowd ended the protest with chants in Farsi and English including, "no justice, no peace," and, "women, life, freedom."
Students who don’t qualify for UMD’s limited COVID isolation housing express frustration
Students who live a six to eight hour drive away from the university have to go home if they test positive for COVID-19 and live in on-campus housing, according to the HEAL line.
UMD education college hosts LSU president for talk on state of higher education
The seminar was the first in the Dean's Lecture on Education in Society series hosted by Dr. Kimberly Griffin since becoming the head of the College of Education.
UMPD, fire marshal release 2022 fire safety and security reports
Other fire incidents included in the report were attributed to microwave problems and a stuffed squid set on fire during a breakup in Commons.
Three months after overturning of Roe v. Wade, UMD students remain anxious
Since the overturn, this university’s health center said it has not seen a drastic uptick in contraception requests yet.
UMD identified more than 1,200 COVID-19 cases in first month of fall semester
The latest figure is the highest case count recorded in the first month of a semester since the onset of the pandemic, according to data obtained by The Diamondback.
Professor David MacMillan gives talk on winning Nobel Prize for breakthrough in chemistry
Dr. MacMillan and Benjamin List won the award for their creation of organocatalysis, a process that speeds up chemical reactions.
UMD student hopes to win award at international thesis competition
This university has been a member of Universitas 21, a group of universities from around the globe aiming to exchange knowledge internationally, since 2013.
Prince George’s County politicians don’t reflect the area’s growing Latino population
Twenty-one percent of Prince George's County residents are Hispanic or Latino, compared to 15 percent in 2010.
UMD graduate students reflect on end of Ford Foundation diversity fellowship
The fellowship was designed to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of higher education faculties.