Maryland Images’ shift to paid, student-employee model leads to fewer campus tour guides
This university will only be able to hire about 50 guides for the fall semester, according to a message sent to the organization’s Slack channel.
UMD pays $500,000 settlement after allegedly failing to disclose foreign funding
The payment will fund the resolution of an investigation by federal agencies that alleged this university violated the False Claims Act.
Prince George’s County juvenile curfew legislation aims to quell disruptive gatherings
Last month, the Prince George's County Council passed a bill that allows commercial property owners to request youth curfews around their businesses.
UMD reaches $140,000 settlement with former professor in religious discrimination case
The lawsuit alleged that the University of Maryland violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects employees from religious discrimination.
UMD extends Independence Day weekend
No summer session classes will be held on July 4 or July 5.
Former Prince George’s County Council member Mel Franklin charged with embezzlement
The charges come days after Franklin resigned from the Prince George’s County Council.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issues pardons for more than 175,000 cannabis convictions
Marylanders voted in 2022 to approve a constitutional amendment legalizing the use and possession of cannabis in the state.
College Park Academy students engineer lacrosse stick for 10-year-old with cerebral palsy
College Park Academy students designed an adaptive lacrosse stick for Stella Stakolosa, allowing her to play the sport in her wheelchair.
Two major defense contractors gave UMD more than $46 million from 2010 to 2023
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman gave more than $46 million to the University of Maryland from 2010 to November 2023 in donations and research funding.
UMD research laboratory receives Department of Defense contract worth up to $500 million
The laboratory, founded in 2018, is one of 15 Department of Defense University Affiliated Research Centers in the nation.