$104 million demolition and reconstruction planned for part of UMD’s chemistry building One of the building’s wings will be rebuilt by 2023. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Plant canopies around UMD’s campus offer natural protection from the sun At least six “living umbrellas” have been placed around the campus. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
The University of Maryland wants to start a soccer league for Prince George’s County kids The program aims to keep kids out of trouble. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
“A loss for our country”: University of Maryland researcher Myeongsu Kang dead at 38 He began working for CALCE, a university research facility, in 2015. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD will expand its research with a $3.45 million National Science Foundation grant This university will work with other schools in the region such as Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD will open a center for investigative journalism in 2019 The center for graduate students is sponsored by the Scripps-Howard Foundation. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
College Park might disband a neighborhood watch committee because nobody’s on it The three positions on the College Park Neighborhood Watch Steering Committee are currently vacant. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
“People are not okay with this”: students protest Terps for Trump’s Milo Yiannopoulos talk More than 200 students to date have signed a petition to prevent him from speaking. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Capital Gazette owner creates scholarship fund for UMD journalism students It is aimed to honor the victims of Thursday’s shooting. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Maryland joins multistate lawsuit against Trump’s family separation policy California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts are among the other states in the lawsuit. DBK Admin December 31, 0999