SGA will create temporary committees for election reform and affordable housing
The committees will begin working by the end of this academic year, SGA President A.J. Pruitt said.
SGA confirmed executive, finance and legislative positions at first meeting of session
Nine of the SGA’s 15 executive appointees are incumbents.
A UMD professor won a national award for her cholera research
Rita Colwell will receive the National Science Board’s Vannevar Bush Award on May 9.
Local transit app Moovit now offers UMD campus routes
Students from this university’s geography club mapped out the routes during Maryland Day.
UMD students transcribe diary of former slave owner during Civil War
The students hope their transcriptions will be used for future research.
UMPD investigating death of man who needed medical assistance during Maryland Day
A man was found needing medical assistance in front of Marie Mount Hall.
Noose found in UMD Phi Kappa Tau chapter house kitchen
University Police are investigating the event as a hate bias incident.
City Council waits for more community feedback on Hollywood Streetscape project
The project aims to revitalize College Park’s Hollywood Commercial District and make the area more attractive to residents and visitors.
UMD students celebrated Israel Fest, while boycott was held nearby
The festival and boycott remained separate this year, and there was no police intervention.