Oculus VR co-founder Brendan Iribe donates $50,000 to UMD’s Startup Shell
The nonprofit organization provides a network for student-run startup companies to expand.
Students audited a UMD dining hall to track how much food is wasted
Almost half of students who opted in said they left food on their plate because it didn’t taste how they expected.
One Party candidate A.J. Pruitt wins UMD SGA presidential election
Pruitt defeated unaffiliated candidate Chris Boretti.
UMD students, President Loh will attend the March for Science in D.C.
“The proposed deep funding cuts put at risk the future of American science and its beneficent impacts on society,” Loh said in his April 20 editorial for The Washington Post.
Hyattsville becomes second official sanctuary city in Maryland
Takoma Park, the state’s first sanctuary city, has held this status for more than three decades.
College Park’s bike-share program will expand after a successful first year
The bike-share program provided more than 21,000 trips in its first 11 months.
UMD RHA unanimously approves resolution to expand diversity and inclusion efforts
The resolution urges this university’s administration to develop a more “robust portal” of undocumented and minority resources.
University System of Maryland gives 21 grants to promote open-source textbook use
Twenty-one “mini grants” between $500 and $2,500 were awarded to faculty members at 12 state universities and community colleges.
Police charge UMD student after seizing 375 THC cartridges from College Park home
Prince George’s County Police tracked a suspicious package to the address and searched the home on March 28.
Body found along Indian Creek Trail near Lake Artemesia
Police are launching a death investigation.