All USM employees to receive administrative leave for Juneteenth
All summer session classes at the University of Maryland will also be canceled for Juneteenth.
TransU and Prism host town hall to discuss transgender and nonbinary experience at UMD
About 20 attendees gathered virtually on Tuesday.
Maryland’s first FEMA-run vaccination site to open in Greenbelt on April 7
The community vaccination center is expected to administer up to 3,000 doses per day.
Marylanders 16 and over with underlying medical conditions can now receive COVID vaccine
All Marylanders over the age of 16 will be able to receive a vaccine starting April 27.
WMATA set to receive new Metro cars in 2024
The deal is valued at up to $2.2 billion.
New partnership set to vaccinate Latinos in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties
The partnership between Adventist Healthcare, CASA and the Latino Health Initiative are set to vaccinate about 600 Latinos per week.
UMD launches set of family care benefits for employees
Employees and graduate assistants will receive a premium membership to Care.com.
Help Center volunteers offer a listening ear to students looking for support amid COVID-19
In a survey last semester, 82 percent of undergraduate students said the pandemic had negatively impacted their mental health.
Geoscience is one of the least diverse STEM fields. Three UMD faculty hope to change that.
The faculty are creating the PEARLS program, which seeks to diversify the geoscience field.
PLUMAS town hall panelists talk UMD’s contract with ICE, federal immigration policy
The panelists discussed how changes to federal policy can affect individuals at a local and state level.