UMD Great Strides walk raises close to $30,000 for cystic fibrosis research
One student raised almost half the donation money himself.
Student groups push for drug legalization at 4/20 protest
Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Our Revolution and Students for Liberty, among other student groups, organized the rally, which featured a tie-dye t-shirt station and acoustic music.
National Science Foundation awards research fellowships to 24 University of Maryland students
Fellows receive an annual stipend of $34,000 and $12,000 to offset educational costs.
New UMD group builds bee boxes to help save their declining population
The Bee’s Needs teamed up with boy scouts and members of Beekeeping Club at UMD to build 17 bee boxes.
A Maryland bill could redefine the definition of sexual assault in the state
The bill would clarify that victims’ evidence of physical resistance is not needed to prove sexual assault occurred.
Suicide prevention walk at UMD raises more than $26,000
Funds will be used to invest in new research and educational programs, and to support people who have lost a loved one to suicide.
PRWeek named a UMD senior its Student of the Year
PRWeek’s competition prompted students to create a campaign launching a spokesfigure for the Swedish furniture retailer IKEA.
UMD alums are bringing a tea-coffee hybrid drink to campus cafés
Javazen also sells its blends as coffee groups in stores such as Wegmans, Whole Foods and the Maryland Food Co-op.
Gov. Larry Hogan announces support for permanent fracking ban in Maryland
Hogan has openly supported fracking with strict regulations in the past.