College Park City Council discusses student housing project to replace Knox Boxes
The housing project could include five-bedroom units.
If there’s a COVID surge after break, UMD quarantine and isolation team say it’s ready
Students who left campus over break are required to get tested within 72 hours before returning.
Maryland launches state preregistration system for COVID-19 mass vaccination sites
The state's first phase includes health care workers and those over 65.
Maryland climate activists push for progressive state bills at virtual lobbying day
They want to see lasting environmental and criminal justice reforms.
After merger, College Park startup IonQ plans to go public with $2 billion valuation
The company is set to be the first commercialized quantum computing company to go public.
Bill would repeal state song that called on Marylanders to support confederacy
This is the third time that bill sponsor Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-Montgomery) has tried to repeal the song.
UMD’s witnesses testify at hearing for workers union’s labor complaint
The witnesses testified about the university's relationship with the union.
GSG calls on UMD to provide grad employees with documentation of COVID vaccine eligibility
The aim is to solve the problem of some graduate students being turned away by vendors.
UMD students share recommendations for University Police at virtual listening session
The listening session was a part of a yearlong evaluation of the University Police by the President’s Task Force on Community Policing.
UMD a cappella groups reflect on how the pandemic has affected them
Since the start of the pandemic, a cappella groups at this university have forgone their usual in-person performances and competitions for screen-friendly alternatives.