UMD student, fencer Noah Hanssen discusses ‘surreal’ experience at 2024 Paralympics The 24-year-old public policy graduate student competed as a parafencer in the 2024 Paralympic Games. Oliver Mack September 13, 2024
‘My heart is broken’: UMD community members respond to earthquake in Morocco The earthquake, which struck close to Marrakech, Morocco with a magnitude of at least 6.8, injured more than 2,500 people. Natalie Weger September 14, 2023
UMD student hopes to win award at international thesis competition This university has been a member of Universitas 21, a group of universities from around the globe aiming to exchange knowledge internationally, since 2013. Marwa Barakat October 3, 2022
UMD students protest Philippine election results in DC rally Ferdinand Marcos Jr. won the 2022 Philippine presidential election on May 9. Freelance Reporter May 31, 2022
UMD researcher works on Data for Ukraine project to analyze Twitter data The international and multi-institutional team is looking into human rights abuses. Victoria Stavish April 19, 2022
Polish and Ukrainian guests speak at UMD panel on humanitarian crisis The panelists called in from Ukraine and Poland. Nene Narh-Mensah April 14, 2022
Maryland General Assembly to remove Russian investments, local businesses boycott Other local businesses have also been raising and donating money for the Ukrainian cause. Hannah Ziegler March 11, 2022
Hundreds take to D.C. to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine United Help Ukraine has held protests every day since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Diamondback Staff March 8, 2022
Ukrainian, Russian UMD students reflect on ongoing war More than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed into neighboring countries in 10 days. Trisha Ahmed March 6, 2022
Hundreds in DC protest Russian invasion of Ukraine, call for more support Some protestors called on the U.S. government to place an embargo on Russian oil and gas. Others demanded a no-fly zone above Ukraine. Diamondback Staff March 6, 2022