UMD suspends study abroad programs in South Korea amid coronavirus outbreak The school halted programming in China last month. Eric Neugeboren February 26, 2020
Public health faculty educate about coronavirus at UMD event Speakers addressed the science and perceptions behind the virus. Eric Neugeboren February 21, 2020
RNA research at UMD could give insight on new coronavirus strain Other viruses like polio, the flu and hepatitis C are influenced by RNA. Brent Abel February 3, 2020
UMD suspends study abroad programs in China amid coronavirus outbreak The virus has killed at least 130 people in China so far. Clara Longo de Freitas January 29, 2020
UMD suspends Hong Kong study abroad program amid protests "Going out into the city started getting harder because ... there would be protesters and police." Grace Mottley December 5, 2019
Over half of anti-vax Facebook ads are from two organizations, UMD researchers say The team found that pro-vaccine advertisements on Facebook came from a wider variety of sources than anti-vaccination. Eric Neugeboren December 2, 2019
UMD students honor victims of Kashmir terror attack with candlelight vigil, silent march “On Feb. 14, when the world was celebrating love, there was a terrorist attack in Kashmir spreading the seeds of hatred.” Freelance Reporter February 22, 2019
A UMD group went to Liberia over spring break to train locals in agricultural practices They “worked from sunup to almost midnight every day.” Lindsey Feingold March 30, 2018
Several SGA legislators and UMD students are disappointed BDS bill did not go to debate The bill in favor of BDS died before legislative debate. Carly Taylor November 16, 2017
UMD commencement speaker apologizes after critics say she misrepresented China Her eight-minute address has gone viral in China, receiving hundreds of thousands of critical comments online. Julia Heimlich May 23, 2017