UMD snags top-5 rank in D.C. region for cash fundraising in FY15
Amid various campus projects and limited state funding, the university is placing a large emphasis on fundraising efforts.
IMF’s Christine Lagarde talks emerging markets, international economy
She addressed how advanced economies — such as the United States’ — directly affect smaller countries’ economic growth.
Aldon Morris notes W.E.B. Du Bois’ forgotten impact on sociology
“The lesson that I learned from Du Bois is that we must complain, we must agitate for change,” he said.
College Park City Council votes to lower tax rate for homeowners
The council unanimously voted to adopt the ordinance.
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity aids in snow cleanup, other city service
More than a dozen Phi Psi Friends helped remove snow across the city.
Record-breaking snowstorm calls for hefty snow removal efforts
University employees have been working around the clock since Friday to clear the campus after Winter Storm Jonas.
Michael Brown’s death sparks Twitter archiving project
The university’s Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities will work on a Web application to sort through and amass tweets for scholarly use.
UMD President Loh announces further plans to cut campus carbon emissions
The plan will aim for the campus to achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.
After the killing of Richard Collins, UMD SGA begins planning diversity monument
The university is planning its own separate memorial for 2nd Lt. Richard Collins, the black Bowie State University student killed on the campus in May.
Byrd Stadium will change its name to Maryland Stadium
The vote took place Friday morning to approve the new name.