UMD researchers found a gene that could increase strawberry production
It’s a “big breakthrough,” said postdoctoral researcher Julie Caruana.
A UMD alum’s cybersecurity company is setting up shop in College Park
BlueVoyant will open an analysis center in the Discovery District later this year.
Four new dining plans will be available to UMD commuter students next year
The cheaper plans set a maximum number of meals students can eat per semester.
SGA wants student veterans to have priority class registration at UMD
The SGA is aiming to offer veterans early registration for summer classes.
“We need this desperately”: grad teaching assistants could get collective bargaining rights
Ten University of Maryland graduate students testified in Annapolis on Tuesday in support of the bill.
College Park City Council debates making absentee voting more flexible for UMD students
The SGA voted to endorse no-excuse absentee voting last week.
Residents have mixed reactions after Terrapin Row takes away its paper coffee cups
Terrapin Row is offering each resident a free reusable coffee cup.
White supremacist propaganda is increasing at universities nationwide, study says
White supremacists have been targeting U.S. college campuses since 2016, the report said.
A new bill will require Maryland’s public colleges to form hate bias prevention programs
The colleges would also have to submit reports on their progress to the state legislature.
College Park plans to grant $6,000 to local nonprofits
Some of the local nonprofits that may receive grants are the Miss College Park Pageant and the Lakeland All-Stars basketball program.