UMD announces Virginia Tech’s Patricia Perillo as new student affairs vice president She will start in January. Diamondback Staff October 3, 2019
“Really, really good”: More than 100 students gather for first Fall Food Truck Festival The event was hosted by the business school and featured three food trucks. Freelance Reporter October 3, 2019
UMD faculty and students say they’ve been getting sick from mold in Woods Hall for years At least 15 faculty members and students in the anthropology department have reported health problems. Angela Roberts October 3, 2019
The federal government is investigating UMD’s reporting of foreign gifts It requested records on the university's foreign gifts and contracts from recent years. Carmen Molina Acosta October 3, 2019
“Can’t be overlooked”: Study says college voter turnout doubled from 2014 to 2018 The average participation rate among eligible college students rose from 19 percent in 2014 to 40 percent in 2018. Freelance Reporter October 2, 2019
College Park City Council reviews decades-long ban on pit bull terriers County residents have been banned from owning the dogs since 1997. Angela Mecca October 2, 2019
Biden leads Maryland’s first Democratic poll months before April’s primary Biden is trailed by Warren and Sanders in the state poll. Eric Neugeboren October 2, 2019
Police respond to report of indecent exposure on Campus Drive The suspect is a middle aged man with dark hair, police said. Rina Torchinsky October 1, 2019
UMD researchers are making progress on an HIV vaccine Researchers hope to enter the second phase of their study by the end of the year. Eric Neugeboren October 1, 2019
The legal age for purchasing tobacco in Maryland is now 21 years old The law will take effect on Oct. 1. Rina Torchinsky October 1, 2019