UMD alumni’s Javazen wins $80,000 from Cupid’s Cup to improve brand The founders behind the coffee and tea hybrid won $75,000 for first prize and $5,000 from the audience choice award. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD researchers found a gene that could increase strawberry production It’s a “big breakthrough,” said postdoctoral researcher Julie Caruana. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Grad students say their voices weren’t heard in a quality of life survey The last time the graduate student population was surveyed was in 2010. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Hasan Elahi earns Guggenheim Fellowship for ongoing art project Elahi documented his daily life for 14 years, starting when the FBI began investigating him based on a mistaken tip. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Halal Guys will no longer be coming to Route 1 The chain backed out after building permits never arrived from the county. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
A Prince George’s County DREAMer is attending Trump’s State of the Union address Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer invited Prince George’s Community College student Gabriela Hernandez. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Steve Chen elected University of Maryland RHA president for next academic year The organization’s newly elected president and vice president will take office May 3. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Analytics company FactGem joins College Park innovation district The company eventually plans to take student interns and hire graduates. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
New UMD student project: one campus, five outdoor pianos If you’ve ever wanted to stop and play piano on your way to class, now you can. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Former UMD employee charged in hate bias incidents in North Campus Dining Hall University Police charged Terrell Demonte Alexander, 18, in the incidents. DBK Admin December 31, 0999