UMD students experienced the dangers of texting and driving through virtual reality
The presentation was delivered through Samsung Gear VR, allowing participants to see the perils of distracted driving firsthand.
A Montgomery County lawmaker’s bill calls for 24/7 access to Plan B on college campuses
“People don’t just have sex during regular business hours, Monday through Friday.”
A UMD student group is donating 300 books to a D.C. juvenile detention center
Justice for Juniors travels to the Youth Services Center each week, serving as mentors by working with the teenagers there.
University of Maryland welcomes new women’s rights chapter to campus
In the group’s first meeting, 25 students wrote letters to U.S. representatives and Senators.
A $100,000 grant would help the University System of Maryland promote open-source textbooks
These resources are openly licensed and oftentimes free, helping to save students money.
Pro-Palestine student group wants UMD to boycott companies that promote “Israeli occupation”
Students for Justice in Palestine may file a Freedom of Information Act request to find out what organizations this university may be invested in.
WMATA wants to eliminate the Greenbelt-BWI bus route. College Park officials disagree.
College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn spoke out against WMATA’s proposal to get rid of the bus.
A University of Maryland researcher helped create an app to measure cell phone security
MADCAP tracks users’ locations and app usage to determine where they are most vulnerable to cybercrime.
A UMD peer mentoring program has more than doubled in size since it began last fall
The program aims to train students to boost the learning outcomes of their peers.
Maryland lawmakers pass bill to ban guns and firearms from public college campuses
The bill passed 84-49 in the Maryland House of Delegates.