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College Park City Council passes tree protection ordinance after intense debate

Residents who violate the ordinance must pay a penalty fee of $1,000 and residents who fail to plant a replacement tree or to pay the original fee will face an additional fee of $1,000

Grace Yarrow
May 11, 2022

UMD Academic Achievement Programs to expand tutoring service courses

The program will increase the number of courses it offers tutoring for to more than 40 courses from its current listing of 35 courses.

Nene Narh-Mensah
May 11, 2022

UMD Immigration and Ethnicity class wraps up year with multicultural food gathering

Students bring food from ethnicities and cultures all across the globe, including Lithuania, Vietnam and Ireland.

Freelance Reporter
May 11, 2022

Dana Priest’s research uncovers government spying on journalists, activists

Priest's research won her the George Polk award in technology reporting.

Freelance Reporter
May 11, 2022

Flo Milli and Polo G take the stage after reworked Art Attack day events

Inclement weather cancelled day events, but not the concert.

Freelance Reporter
May 10, 2022

APIDA Heritage Month brings UMD’s Asian American communities into the spotlight

The theme for this year's month of events is "The Rest of Us."

Freelance Reporter
May 10, 2022

A space to ‘defy the impossible’: UMD community gathers at IDEA Factory dedication

The $67 million project was designed to promote dialogue across engineering, arts, business and science.

Christine Zhu
May 10, 2022

Women professors at UMD discuss path to mitigating gender discrimination in higher ed

Faculty in the education college said the university's ADVANCE program supports women professors, but the university should do more to remove systemic barriers.

Nene Narh-Mensah
May 10, 2022

Here’s what the Roe v. Wade opinion leak means for abortion in Maryland

Maryland will likely continue to uphold state protections for abortion after efforts to expand abortion access this legislative session.

Hannah Ziegler
May 10, 2022

UMD plans to include “X” as nonbinary gender mark option in IT system

The mark will be implemented by 2026.

Freelance Reporter
May 10, 2022